CVE-2022-40690 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in BookStack versions prior to v22.09 allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject an arbitrary script.

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.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Bookstackapp	Bookstack

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bookstackapp:bookstack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN78862034/index.html
https://www.bookstackapp.com/blog/bookstack-release-v22-09/
https://www.bookstackapp.com/docs/admin/security/#using-bookstack-content-externally

History

Wed, 07 May 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published: 2022-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-07T14:12:25.210Z

Reserved: 2022-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-40690

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T12:21:46.586Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-10-24T14:15:52.197

Modified: 2025-05-07T15:15:54.943

Link: CVE-2022-40690

Redhat

No data.

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