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CVE-2022-4979: Sitecore XP 7.5 - 10.2, CMS 7.2, and Managed Cloud XSS

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v4.0)
• 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: none known
• Published: 2025-07-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

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.

Affected products

• Sitecore Content Mangement System (CMS): from 7.2 Initial Release through 7.2 Update-6
• Sitecore Experience Platform: from 7.5 Initial Release through 7.5 Update-2; from 8.0 Initial Release through 8.0 Update-7; from 8.1 Initial Release through 8.1 Update-3; from 8.2 Initial Release through 8.2 Update-7; from 9.0 Initial Release through 9.0 Update-2; from 9.1 Initial Release through 9.1 Update 1
• Sitecore Managed Cloud: all versions

References

• https://support.sitecore.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1001489
• https://support.sitecore.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1001539
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sitecore-xp-cms-managed-cloud-xss

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