CVE-2022-4979
Sitecore XP 7.5 - 10.2, CMS 7.2, and Managed Cloud XSS
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) 7.5 - 10.2 and CMS 7.2 - 7.2 Update-6 that may allow authenticated Sitecore Shell users to be tricked into executing custom JS code. Managed Cloud Standard customers who run the affected Sitecore Experience Platform / CMS versions are also affected.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Sitecore XP 7.5 - 10.2, CMS 7.2, and Managed Cloud XSS
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) 7.5 - 10.2 and CMS 7.2 - 7.2 Update-6 that may allow authenticated Sitecore Shell users to be tricked into executing custom JS code. Managed Cloud Standard customers who run the affected Sitecore Experience Platform / CMS versions are also affected.
- Record
CVE-2022-4979- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-55211
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) 7.5 - 10.2 and CMS 7.2 - 7.2 Update-6 that may allow authenticated Sitecore Shell users to be tricked into executing custom JS code. Managed Cloud Standard customers who run the affected Sitecore Experience Platform / CMS versions are also affected.
- Record
EUVD-2022-55211- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9q4g-35mh-2r24
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) 7.5 - 10.2...
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) 7.5 - 10.2 and CMS 7.2 - 7.2 Update-6 that may allow authenticated Sitecore Shell users to be tricked into executing custom JS code. Managed Cloud Standard customers who run the affected Sitecore Experience Platform / CMS versions are also affected.
- Record
GHSA-9q4g-35mh-2r24- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
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:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) 7.5 - 10.2 and CMS 7.2 - 7.2 Update-6 that may allow authenticated Sitecore Shell users to be tricked into executing custom JS code. Managed Cloud Standard customers who run the affected Sitecore Experience Platform / CMS versions are also affected.
- Record
CVE-2022-4979- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
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:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-4979 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Sitecore Experience Platform, published July 25, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.72%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.