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

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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.

Published: 2022-02-10 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-0020 is rated High Exploit Risk (68.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.71%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-0020

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
51343 exploit_db edb 2023-04-08 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-0020

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.01% 1.71% +0.71%
2 2026-04-12 0.86% 1.01% +0.14%
3 2026-04-11 — 0.86% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-0020

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 0.9 5.9 [email protected]
5.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.3 2.7 [email protected]
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-0020

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-0020

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
paloaltonetworks cortex_xsoar 6.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xsoar:6.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks cortex_xsoar 6.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xsoar:6.1.0:1016923:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks cortex_xsoar 6.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xsoar:6.1.0:1031903:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks cortex_xsoar 6.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xsoar:6.1.0:1077664:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks cortex_xsoar 6.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xsoar:6.1.0:1209934:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks cortex_xsoar 6.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xsoar:6.1.0:1271079:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks cortex_xsoar 6.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xsoar:6.1.0:848144:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks cortex_xsoar 6.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xsoar:6.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks cortex_xsoar 6.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xsoar:6.2.0:1271082:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks cortex_xsoar 6.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xsoar:6.2.0:1321594:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks cortex_xsoar 6.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xsoar:6.2.0:1473927:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks cortex_xsoar 6.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xsoar:6.2.0:1578666:*:*:*:*:*:*
paloaltonetworks cortex_xsoar 6.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:cortex_xsoar:6.2.0:1822745:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-0020

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