CVE-2022-40879

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Published Sep 29, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

kkFileView v4.1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the parameter 'errorMsg.'

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:keking:kkfileview:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

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: 1.3% (1.346% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/kekingcn/kkFileView/issues/389

History

May 20, 2025 8:15 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

Keking Kkfileview

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 20, 2025, 8:01 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 29, 2022, 4:22 PM
Updated: May 20, 2025, 8:01 PM
Reserved: Sep 19, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:28 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:28 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:02 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 29, 2022, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:02 AM

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