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Desktop And Laptop OptionApplication · Veritas

CVE-2022-41319

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-09-23
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 9.8 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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
A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affects the Veritas Desktop Laptop Option (DLO) application login page (aka the DLOServer/restore/login.jsp URI). This affects versions before 9.8 (e.g., 9.1 through 9.7).

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

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Veritas Desktop Laptop Option (DLO) login page (DLOServer/restore/login.jsp). User-supplied input is not properly sanitized and is reflected back in the response, allowing execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser.

MitigationUpgrade to Veritas DLO version 9.8 or later. Until upgrade is possible, implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block XSS payloads in login page parameters.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Desktop And Laptop OptionApplication
Affected:>= 9.1, < 9.8

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
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 DLO installation path and version
    Locate the Veritas DLO installation directory and check the version information file, or use the Veritas utility to query the installed DLO version (typically found in the program files directory or via 'dloagent -version' or similar command-line tool).
    Affected if The installed version falls within the range of 9.1 or higher but lower than 9.8.
  2. Verify DLO web server is running
    Check if the DLO web service is active by attempting to access the DLO administration URL (commonly on port 8080 or 8443) or by checking the status of the Veritas DLO services in the system services list.
    Affected if The DLO web interface is exposed and accessible to users or attackers.
  3. Confirm login.jsp endpoint is accessible
    Attempt to navigate to the DLOServer/restore/login.jsp path on the DLO server (e.g., http://servername:port/DLOServer/restore/login.jsp) using a browser or curl command.
    Affected if The login.jsp page loads and accepts user input without proper sanitization.
  4. Test for reflected XSS in login parameters
    Submit a test XSS payload (such as <script>alert('XSS')</script>) in the login page input fields and observe whether the payload is reflected unescaped in the HTTP response.
    Affected if The submitted payload appears verbatim in the server response without HTML encoding, indicating the vulnerability is present.

You are affected if the installed Veritas DLO version is 9.1 or higher but lower than 9.8, and the DLO web login page (DLOServer/restore/login.jsp) is accessible and reflects user input without sanitization.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 9.8 or later
Fixed in 9.8
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to Veritas DLO version 9.8 or later. Until upgrade is possible, implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block XSS payloads in login page parameters.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

9.8

  1. 1. Back up the current Veritas DLO configuration and database
  2. 2. Ensure system meets prerequisites for DLO 9.8
  3. 3. Download Veritas Desktop Laptop Option version 9.8 from Veritas Support portal
  4. 4. Stop the DLO services on the server
  5. 5. Install DLO 9.8 using the standard installation process
  6. 6. Verify the login page (DLOServer/restore/login.jsp) is accessible
  7. 7. Confirm XSS vulnerability is resolved by testing that injected script characters are properly escaped in the login page
Caveat Review Veritas 9.8 release notes for any compatibility or configuration changes from prior versions

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Desktop And Laptop Option Scoped from the published advisory
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