What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-40435?

CVE-2022-40435 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.6%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2022-40435?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2022-40435. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.6%.

Employee Performance Evaluation System CVE-2022-40435

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2022-12-19 cve@mitre.org

XSS Employee Performance Evaluation System

4.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.8 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 19, 2022 - 17:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionNVD

Employee Performance Evaluation System v1.0 was discovered to contain a persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via adding new entries under the Departments and Designations module.

AnalysisAI

Employee Performance Evaluation System v1.0 was discovered to contain a persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via adding new entries under the Departments and Designations module. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Employee Performance Evaluation System v1.0 was discovered to contain a persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via adding new entries under the Departments and Designations module. Affected products include: Employee Performance Evaluation System Project Employee Performance Evaluation System.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.