CVE
CVE-2022-39197
Fortra Cobalt Strike Teamserver Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
An XSS (Cross Site Scripting) vulnerability was found in HelpSystems Cobalt Strike through 4.7 that allowed a remote attacker to execute HTML on the Cobalt Strike teamserver. To exploit the vulnerability, one must first inspect a Cobalt Strike payload, and then modify the username field in the payload (or create a new payload with the extracted information and then modify that username field to be malformed).
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1
⚠ CISA KEV
EPSS 0.46446
Act now
- Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
- SSVC exploitation status: active
- EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
- EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
- Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules8
YARA rules0
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How to read a CVE - triage first, then detect and patch
This page is every public fact about CVE-2022-39197, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.
Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:
CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked.
EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal.
CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score.
Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.
How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.
Then what - two workflows:
Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits.
PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.
Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).
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Required Remediation
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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ATT&CK techniques
4Techniques this CVE enables - linked via CWECAPECATT&CK. High◆ = named directly in ATT&CK or Nuclei templates.
T1190 · Exploit Public-Facing Application T1482 · Domain Trust Discovery T1059 · Command and Scripting Interpreter T1190 · Exploit Public-Facing Application
▤ Build a SIEM detection for these techniques
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CAPEC attack patterns
6Attack patterns this CVE enables - the bridge from weakness to ATT&CK technique.
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Weakness Classification
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Affected Products & Versions
1helpsystems cobalt strike< 4.7.1
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Public Exploits & PoCs
15These PoC and exploit links come from public sources and are not verified to be safe or functional. Review the code before running anything, and treat unverified entries as untrusted. Signed-in users rate each one out of 10 (does it actually work) and can flag malware.
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Sigma Hunt Rules
8Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalCobalt Strike DNS Beaconing
productcriticalSuspicious Cobalt Strike DNS Beaconing - Sysmon
productcriticalSuspicious Cobalt Strike DNS Beaconing - DNS Client
producthighDefault Cobalt Strike Certificate
producthighOperator Bloopers Cobalt Strike Modules
producthighOperator Bloopers Cobalt Strike Commands
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Scoring & Timeline
6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · [email protected]
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
High
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
SSVC asks the questions that actually drive patch urgency: is it being exploited, can attacks be automated, and how total is the impact.
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Vendor Advisories
1🔗
References & Sources
2Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-39197US Government Resource