SB2022072620 - XSS attack in Dell Data Protection Advisor

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33935)

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote user can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/nl-nl/000201824/dsa-2022-107-dell-emc-data-protection-advisor-dpa-security-update-for-stored-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability
• https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000201824/dsa-2022-107-dell-emc-data-protection-advisor-dpa-security-update-for-stored-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability