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NgeniusoneApplication · Netscout

CVE-2022-44028

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-01-27
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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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
An issue was discovered in NetScout nGeniusONE 6.3.2 before P10. It allows Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), issue 5 of 6.

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 · moderate confidence

NetScout nGeniusONE 6.3.2 before P10 contains a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability where user-supplied input is reflected back to the client without proper sanitization, allowing execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the victim's browser.

MitigationApply vendor patch P10 to nGeniusONE to address the reflected XSS vulnerability. As an alternative or interim measure, implement input validation and output encoding on the affected input points.

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
NgeniusoneApplication
Affected:= 6.3.2

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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify nGeniusONE installation version
    Access the nGeniusONE administration interface and navigate to System > About or Help > About to view the installed software version
    Affected if The displayed version shows 6.3.2 without any patch level indicator or shows a patch level earlier than P10
  2. Verify patch level status
    Check the System Information or Patch Management section of the nGeniusONE console to confirm whether patch P10 has been applied
    Affected if The system shows no patch applied, or a patch level lower than P10 is installed, indicating the vulnerability remains unpatched
  3. Confirm web interface accessibility
    Attempt to access the nGeniusONE login page or user-facing web portal via browser to verify the web application is reachable
    Affected if The web interface is accessible online, which is required for the reflected XSS to be exploitable through user-supplied input in HTTP requests
  4. Review HTTP response for unsanitized input reflection
    Submit a test payload containing simple HTML/JavaScript characters (such as <script>alert(1)</script>) in a web form or URL parameter and inspect whether those characters are reflected back unchanged in the HTTP response
    Affected if User-supplied input is returned verbatim in the response without encoding or sanitization, confirming the XSS vulnerability exists

You are affected if nGeniusONE version 6.3.2 is installed without patch P10 and the web interface is accessible, allowing reflected input to be returned unsanitized to the browser.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor patch P10 to nGeniusONE to address the reflected XSS vulnerability. As an alternative or interim measure, implement input validation and output encoding on the affected input points.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

NetScout nGeniusONE 6.3.2 P10

  1. Obtain the P10 patch for NetScout nGeniusONE 6.3.2 from the official NetScout support portal or through your authorized NetScout support channel
  2. Review the patch release notes to confirm it includes the fix for CVE-2022-44028 (reflected XSS, issue 5 of 6)
  3. Apply the P10 patch to your nGeniusONE deployment following NetScout's standard patch installation procedures
  4. After patching, verify the patch was successfully applied and the system is functioning normally
  5. Validate that the reflected XSS vulnerability is remediated by testing or consulting NetScout documentation

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

Fix this in Ngeniusone Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,720
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