CVE-2022-38162 (GCVE-0-2022-38162)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-25 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-07 20:15
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WithSecure through 2022-08-10) exists within the F-Secure Policy Manager due to an unvalidated parameter in the endpoint, which allows remote attackers to provide a malicious input.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-07 20:14 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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