CVE-2022-38653 (GCVE-0-2022-38653)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-15 20:56 – Updated: 2025-04-18 14:56
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
HCL Digital Experience is susceptible to cross-site scripting (XSS)
Summary
In HCL Digital Experience, customized XSS payload can be constructed such that it is served in the application unencoded.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-18 14:55 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCL Software | HCL Digital Experience |
Affected:
8.5, 9.0, 9.5
|
guessed |
Date Public
2022-12-15 19:22
{
"containers": {
"adp": [
{
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T11:02:14.492Z",
"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"shortName": "CVE"
},
"references": [
{
"tags": [
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article\u0026sysparm_article=KB0102141"
}
],
"title": "CVE Program Container"
},
{
"metrics": [
{
"other": {
"content": {
"id": "CVE-2022-38653",
"options": [
{
"Exploitation": "none"
},
{
"Automatable": "no"
},
{
"Technical Impact": "partial"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2025-04-18T14:55:45.278588Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
},
"type": "ssvc"
}
}
],
"problemTypes": [
{
"descriptions": [
{
"cweId": "CWE-79",
"description": "CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (\u0027Cross-site Scripting\u0027)",
"lang": "en",
"type": "CWE"
}
]
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2025-04-18T14:56:02.038Z",
"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"shortName": "CISA-ADP"
},
"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
}
],
"cna": {
"affected": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "HCL Digital Experience",
"vendor": "HCL Software",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "8.5, 9.0, 9.5"
}
]
}
],
"datePublic": "2022-12-15T19:22:00.000Z",
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"supportingMedia": [
{
"base64": false,
"type": "text/html",
"value": "In HCL Digital Experience, customized XSS payload can be constructed such that it is served in the application unencoded.\u003cbr\u003e"
}
],
"value": "In HCL Digital Experience, customized XSS payload can be constructed such that it is served in the application unencoded.\n"
}
],
"metrics": [
{
"cvssV3_1": {
"attackComplexity": "HIGH",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE",
"baseScore": 2,
"baseSeverity": "LOW",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"version": "3.1"
},
"format": "CVSS",
"scenarios": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "GENERAL"
}
]
}
],
"problemTypes": [
{
"descriptions": [
{
"description": "n/a",
"lang": "en",
"type": "text"
}
]
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2022-12-19T10:00:14.221Z",
"orgId": "1e47fe04-f25f-42fa-b674-36de2c5e3cfc",
"shortName": "HCL"
},
"references": [
{
"url": "https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article\u0026sysparm_article=KB0102141"
}
],
"source": {
"discovery": "UNKNOWN"
},
"title": "HCL Digital Experience is susceptible to cross-site scripting (XSS)",
"x_generator": {
"engine": "Vulnogram 0.1.0-dev"
}
}
},
"cveMetadata": {
"assignerOrgId": "1e47fe04-f25f-42fa-b674-36de2c5e3cfc",
"assignerShortName": "HCL",
"cveId": "CVE-2022-38653",
"datePublished": "2022-12-15T20:56:55.103Z",
"dateReserved": "2022-08-22T16:31:27.393Z",
"dateUpdated": "2025-04-18T14:56:02.038Z",
"requesterUserId": "520cc88b-a1c8-44f6-9154-21a4d74c769f",
"state": "PUBLISHED"
},
"dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
"dataVersion": "5.1",
"vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
"epss": {
"cve": "CVE-2022-38653",
"date": "2026-10-07",
"epss": "0.00301",
"percentile": "0.20879"
},
"fkie_nvd": {
"configurations": [
{
"nodes": [
{
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:digital_experience:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "C66F09E2-2B02-4968-AEE7-7AC61F49E770",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:digital_experience:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "48F32E9E-34AA-4009-AE1E-593D37CAD690",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:digital_experience:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "E62500C2-18E4-437C-952C-5012C52B2888",
"vulnerable": true
}
],
"negate": false,
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In HCL Digital Experience, customized XSS payload can be constructed such that it is served in the application unencoded.\n"
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "En HCL Digital Experience, el payload XSS personalizado se puede construir de manera que se entregue en la aplicaci\u00f3n sin codificar."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2022-38653",
"lastModified": "2024-11-21T07:16:52.100",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "HIGH",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE",
"baseScore": 2.0,
"baseSeverity": "LOW",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 0.5,
"impactScore": 1.4,
"source": "psirt@hcl.com",
"type": "Secondary"
},
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE",
"baseScore": 5.4,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "CHANGED",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.3,
"impactScore": 2.7,
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"type": "Primary"
}
]
},
"published": "2022-12-19T11:15:10.257",
"references": [
{
"source": "psirt@hcl.com",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article\u0026sysparm_article=KB0102141"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article\u0026sysparm_article=KB0102141"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "psirt@hcl.com",
"vulnStatus": "Modified",
"weaknesses": [
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-79"
}
],
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"type": "Primary"
}
]
},
"nvd": {
"cve": {
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "HCL Digital Experience",
"vendor": "HCL Software",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "8.5, 9.0, 9.5"
}
]
}
],
"source": "psirt@hcl.com"
}
],
"configurations": [
{
"nodes": [
{
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:digital_experience:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "C66F09E2-2B02-4968-AEE7-7AC61F49E770",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:digital_experience:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "48F32E9E-34AA-4009-AE1E-593D37CAD690",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:digital_experience:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "E62500C2-18E4-437C-952C-5012C52B2888",
"vulnerable": true
}
],
"negate": false,
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In HCL Digital Experience, customized XSS payload can be constructed such that it is served in the application unencoded.\n"
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "En HCL Digital Experience, el payload XSS personalizado se puede construir de manera que se entregue en la aplicaci\u00f3n sin codificar."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2022-38653",
"lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:56:56.713",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "HIGH",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE",
"baseScore": 2.0,
"baseSeverity": "LOW",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 0.5,
"impactScore": 1.4,
"source": "psirt@hcl.com",
"type": "Secondary"
},
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE",
"baseScore": 5.4,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "CHANGED",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.3,
"impactScore": 2.7,
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"type": "Primary"
}
],
"ssvcV203": [
{
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"ssvcData": {
"id": "CVE-2022-38653",
"options": [
{
"exploitation": "none"
},
{
"automatable": "no"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "partial"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2025-04-18T14:55:45.278588Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
]
},
"published": "2022-12-19T11:15:10.257",
"references": [
{
"source": "psirt@hcl.com",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article\u0026sysparm_article=KB0102141"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article\u0026sysparm_article=KB0102141"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "psirt@hcl.com",
"vulnStatus": "Modified",
"weaknesses": [
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-79"
}
],
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"type": "Primary"
},
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-79"
}
],
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"type": "Secondary"
}
]
}
},
"redhat_vex": {
"current_release_date": "2025-05-29T01:18:44+00:00",
"cve": "CVE-2022-38653",
"id": "CVE-2022-38653",
"initial_release_date": "2022-12-15T19:22:00+00:00",
"product_status:known_not_affected": "1",
"source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
"status": "final",
"title": "HCL Digital Experience is susceptible to cross-site scripting (XSS)",
"url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2022/cve-2022-38653.json",
"version": "3"
},
"vulnrichment": {
"containers": {
"adp": [
{
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T11:02:14.492Z",
"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"shortName": "CVE"
},
"references": [
{
"tags": [
"x_transferred"
],
"url": "https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article\u0026sysparm_article=KB0102141"
}
],
"title": "CVE Program Container"
},
{
"metrics": [
{
"other": {
"content": {
"id": "CVE-2022-38653",
"options": [
{
"Exploitation": "none"
},
{
"Automatable": "no"
},
{
"Technical Impact": "partial"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2025-04-18T14:55:45.278588Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
},
"type": "ssvc"
}
}
],
"problemTypes": [
{
"descriptions": [
{
"cweId": "CWE-79",
"description": "CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (\u0027Cross-site Scripting\u0027)",
"lang": "en",
"type": "CWE"
}
]
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2025-04-18T14:55:58.015Z",
"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"shortName": "CISA-ADP"
},
"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
}
],
"cna": {
"affected": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "HCL Digital Experience",
"vendor": "HCL Software",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "8.5, 9.0, 9.5"
}
]
}
],
"datePublic": "2022-12-15T19:22:00.000Z",
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"supportingMedia": [
{
"base64": false,
"type": "text/html",
"value": "In HCL Digital Experience, customized XSS payload can be constructed such that it is served in the application unencoded.\u003cbr\u003e"
}
],
"value": "In HCL Digital Experience, customized XSS payload can be constructed such that it is served in the application unencoded.\n"
}
],
"metrics": [
{
"cvssV3_1": {
"attackComplexity": "HIGH",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE",
"baseScore": 2,
"baseSeverity": "LOW",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"version": "3.1"
},
"format": "CVSS",
"scenarios": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "GENERAL"
}
]
}
],
"problemTypes": [
{
"descriptions": [
{
"description": "n/a",
"lang": "en",
"type": "text"
}
]
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2022-12-19T10:00:14.221Z",
"orgId": "1e47fe04-f25f-42fa-b674-36de2c5e3cfc",
"shortName": "HCL"
},
"references": [
{
"url": "https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article\u0026sysparm_article=KB0102141"
}
],
"source": {
"discovery": "UNKNOWN"
},
"title": "HCL Digital Experience is susceptible to cross-site scripting (XSS)",
"x_generator": {
"engine": "Vulnogram 0.1.0-dev"
}
}
},
"cveMetadata": {
"assignerOrgId": "1e47fe04-f25f-42fa-b674-36de2c5e3cfc",
"assignerShortName": "HCL",
"cveId": "CVE-2022-38653",
"datePublished": "2022-12-15T20:56:55.103Z",
"dateReserved": "2022-08-22T16:31:27.393Z",
"dateUpdated": "2025-04-18T14:56:02.038Z",
"requesterUserId": "520cc88b-a1c8-44f6-9154-21a4d74c769f",
"state": "PUBLISHED"
},
"dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
"dataVersion": "5.1"
}
}
}
Loading…
Loading…
Experimental. This forecast is provided for visualization only and may change without notice. Do not use it for operational decisions.
Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Loading…
Loading…
The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the
vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
model, served locally by ML-Gateway.
They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
Loading…
Related by attack behaviour
Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.
Loading…