CVE-2022-40711

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Published Jan 1, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

PrimeKey EJBCA 7.9.0.2 Community allows stored XSS in the End Entity section. A user with the RA Administrator role can inject an XSS payload to target higher-privilege users.

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:primekey:ejbca:7.9.0.2:*:*:*:community:*:*:*

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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-2022-43981	PrimeKey EJBCA 7.9.0.2 Community allows stored XSS in the End Entity section. A user with the RA Administrator role can inject an XSS payload to target higher-privilege users.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

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% (0.483% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://verneet.com/cve-2022-40711/

History

Jul 12, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00068}`	epss `{'score': 0.00075}`

Apr 11, 2025 2:15 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

Primekey Ejbca

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 11, 2025, 1:57 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 1, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 11, 2025, 1:57 PM
Reserved: Sep 14, 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: Jan 1, 2023, 8:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:01 AM

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Red Hat No data

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