CVE-2022-3962: A content spoofing vulnerability was found in Kiali

Routine

MEDIUM 4.3WATCHLISTMITIGATEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2022-3962 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.3) affecting kiali, openshift service mesh. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A content spoofing vulnerability was found in Kiali. It was discovered that Kiali does not implement error handling when the page or endpoint being accessed cannot be found. This issue allows an attacker to perform arbitrary text injection when an error response is retrieved from the URL being accessed.

Why this priority

On your watchlist

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.3 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.7% (top 46%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-74
Published	2023-09-23
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor: kiali · redhat

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-09-23 20:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 05:00 UTCUpdated Record last modified

kiali kiali MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy kiali || rpm -q kiali || kiali --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

redhat openshift service mesh DOWNGRADE

Affected: 2.3.1

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 2.3.1

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy openshift-service-mesh || rpm -q openshift-service-mesh || openshift-service-mesh --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 2.3.1 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison openshift-service-mesh sudo apt install openshift-service-mesh=<VERSION_BEFORE_2.3.1> sudo apt-mark hold openshift-service-mesh

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list openshift-service-mesh sudo dnf downgrade openshift-service-mesh-<VERSION_BEFORE_2.3.1> sudo dnf versionlock add openshift-service-mesh

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2022-3962?

kiali: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; openshift service mesh: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2022-3962 being exploited?

CVE-2022-3962 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2022-3962 affect?

CVE-2022-3962 affects kiali, openshift service mesh. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.3). A content spoofing vulnerability was found in Kiali. It was discovered that Kiali does not implement error handling when the page or endpoint being accessed cannot be found. This issue allows an attacker to perform arbitrary text injection

How urgent is CVE-2022-3962?

Priority 34/100. On your watchlist

Software pages

Red Hat OpenShift vulnerabilities

References

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