What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-42954?

CVE-2022-42954 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

Kefactor Ejbca CVE-2022-42954

MEDIUM

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

2022-11-17 cve@mitre.org

XSS Kefactor Ejbca

5.4

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.4 MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 17, 2022 - 05:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

Keyfactor EJBCA before 7.10.0 allows XSS.

AnalysisAI

Keyfactor EJBCA before 7.10.0 allows XSS. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, 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. Affected products include: Keyfactor Kefactor Ejbca. Version information: before 7.10.0.

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.