CVE-2022-40288
The application was vulnerable to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the user profile data fields, which could be leveraged to escalate privileges within and compromise any account that views their user profile.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.66%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The application was vulnerable to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the user profile data fields, which could be leveraged to escalate privileges within and compromise any account that views their user profile.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.66% probability · 50th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- phppointofsale/php point of sale
- Source
- vdp@themissinglink.com.au
References
- https://www.themissinglink.com.au/security-advisories/cve-2022-40288Third Party Advisory
- https://www.themissinglink.com.au/security-advisories/cve-2022-40288Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.