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CVE-2022-4520: WSO2 carbon-registry Advanced Search advancedSearchForm-ajaxprocessor.jsp cross site scripting

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-12-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-707

Description

A vulnerability was found in WSO2 carbon-registry up to 4.8.11. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file components/registry/org.wso2.carbon.registry.search.ui/src/main/resources/web/search/advancedSearchForm-ajaxprocessor.jsp of the component Advanced Search. The manipulation of the argument mediaType/rightOp/leftOp/rightPropertyValue/leftPropertyValue leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 4.8.12 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 0c827cc1b14b82d8eb86117ab2e43c34bb91ddb4. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-215900.

Affected products

• WSO2 carbon-registry: before 4.8.12 — fixed in 4.8.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WSO2 carbon-registry 4.8.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/commit/0c827cc1b14b82d8eb86117ab2e43c34bb91ddb4
• https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/pull/404
• https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/releases/tag/v4.8.12
• https://vuldb.com/?id.215900
• https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/commit/0c827cc1b14b82d8eb86117ab2e43c34bb91ddb4
• https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/pull/404
• https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/releases/tag/v4.8.12
• https://vuldb.com/?id.215900

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