CVE-2022-40358

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Published Sep 23, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in AjaXplorer 4.2.3, allows attackers to cause cross site scripting vulnerabilities via a crafted svg file upload.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-43649	An issue was discovered in AjaXplorer 4.2.3, allows attackers to cause cross site scripting vulnerabilities via a crafted svg file upload.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.663% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2022090059
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ajaxplorer/files/ajaxplorer/stable-channel/4.2.3/

History

May 22, 2025 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Ajaxplorer Ajaxplorer

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 22, 2025, 6:43 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 23, 2022, 5:21 PM
Updated: May 22, 2025, 6:43 PM
Reserved: Sep 11, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:21 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:21 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:01 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 23, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:01 AM

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