Known Exploited Vulnerabilities CVE-2022-39197 Mappings

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).

Mappings

Capability ID Capability Description Mapping Type ATT&CK ID ATT&CK Name Notes
CVE-2022-39197 Fortra Cobalt Strike Teamserver Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability primary_impact T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Comments
This vulnerability is exploited by a remote attacker to execute HTML on the Cobalt Strike team server. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would inspect a Cobalt Strike payload and modify the username field within the payload to be malformed. This manipulation enables the attacker to execute arbitrary code by setting a malformed username in the Beacon configuration. In a documented cybersecurity incident, a Chinese threat actor leveraged a modified version of Cobalt Strike, known as "Cobalt Strike Cat," which included a patch for CVE-2022-39197. This version was used to establish communication channels with victim systems, perform evasive post-exploitation activities, and maintain persistence.
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CVE-2022-39197 Fortra Cobalt Strike Teamserver Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability exploitation_technique T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Comments
This vulnerability is exploited by a remote attacker to execute HTML on the Cobalt Strike team server. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would inspect a Cobalt Strike payload and modify the username field within the payload to be malformed. This manipulation enables the attacker to execute arbitrary code by setting a malformed username in the Beacon configuration. In a documented cybersecurity incident, a Chinese threat actor leveraged a modified version of Cobalt Strike, known as "Cobalt Strike Cat," which included a patch for CVE-2022-39197. This version was used to establish communication channels with victim systems, perform evasive post-exploitation activities, and maintain persistence.
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