Traffic Server
CVE-2022-40743
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
Improper Input Validation vulnerability for the xdebug plugin in Apache Software Foundation Apache Traffic Server can lead to cross site scripting and cache poisoning attacks.This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: 9.0.0 to 9.1.3. Users should upgrade to 9.1.4 or later versions.
AnalysisAI
Improper Input Validation vulnerability for the xdebug plugin in Apache Software Foundation Apache Traffic Server can lead to cross site scripting and cache poisoning attacks.0.0 to 9.1.3. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. 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. Improper Input Validation vulnerability for the xdebug plugin in Apache Software Foundation Apache Traffic Server can lead to cross site scripting and cache poisoning attacks.0.0 to 9.1.3. Users should upgrade to 9.1.4 or later versions. Affected products include: Apache Traffic Server.
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.
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