CVE-2022-23165 [Medium] | XSS in Sysaid

Sysaid – Sysaid 14.2.0 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) - The parameter "helpPageName" used by the page "/help/treecontent.jsp" suffers from a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. For an attacker to exploit this Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability, it's necessary for the affected product to expose the Offline Help Pages. An attacker may gain access to sensitive information or execute client-side code in the browser session of the victim user. Furthermore, an attacker would require the victim to open a malicious link. An attacker may exploit this vulnerability in order to perform phishing attacks. The attacker can receive sensitive data like server details, usernames, workstations, etc. He can also perform actions such as uploading files, deleting calls from the system

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-02-16	0.21%	0.15%	-0.06%
2	2025-11-21	0.15%	0.21%	+0.06%
3	2025-11-18	—	0.15%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-02-16

0.21%

0.15%

-0.06%

2025-11-21

0.15%

0.21%

+0.06%

2025-11-18

—

0.15%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
5.5	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:H) Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work. 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: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:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:L) Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.	0.8	4.7	[email protected]
6.1	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. 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.	2.8	2.7	[email protected]
4.3	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/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:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:N) No confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:N) No availability impact.	8.6	2.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

5.5

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H): Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
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: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:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L): Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.

0.8

4.7

[email protected]

6.1

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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.

2.8

2.7

[email protected]

4.3

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/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:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N): No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P): Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N): No availability impact.

8.6

2.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-23165

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
sysaid	sysaid	< 22.1.64	cpe:2.3:a:sysaid:sysaid:::::on-premises:::*
sysaid	sysaid	< 22.2.20	cpe:2.3:a:sysaid:sysaid:::::cloud:::*

References for CVE-2022-23165

URL	Tags
https://www.gov.il/en/departments/faq/cve_advisories	Third Party Advisory

URL

CVE-2022-23165 | Sysaid – Sysaid 14.2.0 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-23165

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-23165

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-23165

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-23165

References for CVE-2022-23165