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CVE-2022-20781

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.4 Published: 2022-04-06 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the interface of an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the web-based management interface does not properly validate user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by inserting malicious data into a specific data field in an affected interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected interface.

Affected Platforms

Cisco Web Security ApplianceCisco Asyncos

Weakness Type

CWE-79, CWE-79

References