CVE-2022-4979

Sitecore XP 7.5 - 10.2, CMS 7.2, and Managed Cloud XSS

State: Published
Severity: 5.1 Medium
Published: Jul 25, 2025
Updated: Mar 23, 2026
Reserved: Jul 24, 2025

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
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	VulnCheck

Weaknesses

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

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Experience PlatformSitecore	7.5 Initial Release through 7.5 Update-2Affected 8.0 Initial Release through 8.0 Update-7Affected 8.1 Initial Release through 8.1 Update-3Affected 8.2 Initial Release through 8.2 Update-7Affected 9.0 Initial Release through 9.0 Update-2Affected 9.1 Initial Release through 9.1 Update 1Affected 9.2 Initial ReleaseAffected 9.3 Initial ReleaseAffected 10.0 Initial Release through 10.0 Update-3Affected 10.1 Initial Release through 10.1 Update-2Affected 10.2 Initial ReleaseAffected
Content Mangement System (CMS)Sitecore	7.2 Initial Release through 7.2 Update-6Affected
Managed CloudSitecore	*Affected

References

https://support.sitecore.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1001489vendor-advisorypatch
https://support.sitecore.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1001539vendor-advisorypatch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sitecore-xp-cms-managed-cloud-xssthird-party-advisory

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