CVE-2022-39197
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CVE-2022-39197 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. An XSS (Cross Site Scripting) vulnerability was found in HelpSystems Cobalt Strike through 4.7 that allowed a remote attacker to execute HTML on the Cobalt Strike teamserver. To exploit the vulnerability, one must first inspect a Cobalt Strike payload, and then modify the username field in the payload (or create a new payload with the extracted information and then modify that username field to be malformed).. CISA has confirmed active exploitation in the wild. EPSS estimates a 46.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An XSS (Cross Site Scripting) vulnerability was found in HelpSystems Cobalt Strike through 4.7 that allowed a remote attacker to execute HTML on the Cobalt Strike teamserver. To exploit the vulnerability, one must first inspect a Cobalt Strike payload, and then modify the username field in the payload (or create a new payload with the extracted information and then modify that username field to be malformed).
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Exploitation Status
This vulnerability is listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies must remediate by .
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Helpsystems | Cobalt Strike | < 4.7.1 |
References
- https://www.cobaltstrike.com/blog/out-of-band-update-cobalt-strike-4-7-1/Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cobaltstrike.com/blog/tag/release/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cobaltstrike.com/blog/out-of-band-update-cobalt-strike-4-7-1/Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cobaltstrike.com/blog/tag/release/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-39197US Government Resource
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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