CVE-2022-38220

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Published Feb 28, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An XSS vulnerability exists within Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) through 12.1 that may allow remote injection of arbitrary web script or HTML.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:quest:kace_systems_management_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-40812	An XSS vulnerability exists within Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) through 12.1 that may allow remote injection of arbitrary web script or HTML.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.686% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://support.quest.com/kb/339613
https://support.quest.com/kb/4368602/quest-response-to-kace-sma-vulnerability-cve-2022-38220

History

Mar 18, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 18, 2025, 3:09 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 28, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Mar 18, 2025, 3:09 PM
Reserved: Aug 15, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:45 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:45 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:56 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 1, 2023, 12:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:56 AM

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