CVE-2023-2822

Ethos Identity vulnerability

CVSS

4.3

EPSS

3.3%

EPSS pct

87th

Exploited

No known

A vulnerability was found in Ellucian Ethos Identity up to 5.10.5. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file /cas/logout. The manipulation of the argument url leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 5.10.6 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-229596.

Affected vendor

Ellucian

Affected product

Ethos Identity

CVSS vector

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

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Published

2023-05-20

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 3.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

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Confirm whether Ellucian Ethos Identity is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2023-2822.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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