Vulnerability · Published Dec 15, 2022 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2022-4521WSO2 carbon-registry Request Parameter cross site scripting
Low 3.5
In plain English
A low-severity cross-site scripting in carbon-registry from WSO2. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in WSO2 carbon-registry up to 4.8.6. This affects an unknown part of the component Request Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument parentPath/path/username/path/profile_menu leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 4.8.7 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 9f967abfde9317bee2cda469dbc09b57d539f2cc. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-215901 was assigned to this vulnerability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.wso2.carbon.registry:carbon-registry | 4.8.7 | GHSA-gp5f-gqgq-7254 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| WSO2 | carbon-registry | 4.8.04.8.14.8.24.8.34.8.44.8.54.8.6 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://vuldb.com/?id.215901 technical-description, vdb-entry
- https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/pull/399 related
- https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/commit/9f967abfde9317bee2cda469dbc09b57d539f2cc mitigation, patch
- https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/releases/tag/v4.8.7 mitigation