U Office ForceApplication · Edetw

CVE-2022-39027

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-10-31
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 20.50.7821d or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
U-Office Force Forum function has insufficient filtering for special characters. A remote attacker with general user privilege can inject JavaScript and perform XSS (Stored Cross-Site Scripting) attack.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

U-Office Force Forum function fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input, allowing injection of malicious JavaScript through special characters. This stored XSS persists in the application and executes when other users view the compromised forum content. The vulnerability requires only general user privileges, making it easily exploitable.

MitigationImplement output encoding and input validation for all user-supplied content in the Forum function, using context-aware sanitization (e.g., HTML encoding for displayed text) and Content Security Policy headers to mitigate XSS execution.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
U Office ForceApplication
Affected:<= 20.50.7821d

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify U Office Force version
    Access the application admin panel or system information page to locate the installed version number of Edetw U Office Force. This is typically found under Help > About, System Settings, or a version info endpoint.
    Affected if The installed version is 20.50.7821d or any earlier version.
  2. Confirm Forum module is accessible
    Log in with a standard user account (non-admin) and verify access to the Forum function. Navigate to the Forum section and confirm the ability to create or edit posts.
    Affected if The Forum module is enabled and accessible to general users.
  3. Inspect forum post content for suspicious payloads
    Query the forum posts database table or use the application interface to view recent submissions. Look for common XSS patterns such as <script>, javascript:, onerror=, onload=, <img src=x onerror>, or encoded variants.
    Affected if Forum posts contain unsanitized HTML tags, script elements, or event handler attributes that would execute in a browser.
  4. Review application logs for XSS indicators
    Check web server logs, application logs, or WAF logs for patterns indicating XSS probe attempts in Forum-related requests. Search for terms like <script, alert(, javascript:, or URL-encoded XSS vectors.
    Affected if Logs show XSS payloads being submitted to Forum endpoints without being blocked or sanitized.

You are affected if your installed U Office Force version is 20.50.7821d or lower AND the Forum module is enabled for general users, particularly if unsanitized content or XSS probes are found in forum posts or logs.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 20.50.7821d
Interim mitigation

Implement output encoding and input validation for all user-supplied content in the Forum function, using context-aware sanitization (e.g., HTML encoding for displayed text) and Content Security Policy headers to mitigate XSS execution.

Fix this in U Office Force Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
19.0 hours of engineering $3,380
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