CVE-2022-38463

ServiceNow through San Diego Patch 4b and Patch 6 allows reflected XSS in the logout functionality.

Published: 2022-08-23 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-38463 is rated Moderate Risk (58.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 48.13%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-38463

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 2026-03-23 48.27% 48.13% -0.15%
2 2026-03-04 42.88% 48.27% +5.40%
3 2026-03-01 — 42.88% —

Full EPSS history (47 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-38463

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
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]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-38463

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-38463

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
servicenow servicenow san_diego cpe:2.3:a:servicenow:servicenow:san_diego:patch_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
servicenow servicenow san_diego cpe:2.3:a:servicenow:servicenow:san_diego:patch_4a:*:*:*:*:*:*
servicenow servicenow san_diego cpe:2.3:a:servicenow:servicenow:san_diego:patch_6:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-38463

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