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critical 9.0

CVE-2022-40289 json

Stored cross-site scripting in PHP Point of Sale version 19.0, by PHP Point of Sale, LLC via file upload and download functionality.

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-43586

cvss
9.0
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The application was vulnerable to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the upload and download functionality, which could be leveraged to escalate privileges or compromise any accounts they can coerce into observing the targeted files.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 9.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 9.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 9.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • PHP Point of Sale LLC PHP Point of Sale

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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