CVE-2025-40642 (GCVE-0-2025-40642)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-08 11:25 – Updated: 2025-09-08 13:36
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in WebWork
Summary
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebWork, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through the 'q' and 'engine' request parameters in /search.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-09-08 13:33 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WebWork | WebWork PHP script |
Affected:
all versions
|
guessed |
Date Public
2025-09-08 10:00
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