CVE-2025-40642
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in WebWork
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.1 Medium
- Published
- Sep 8, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 8, 2025
- Reserved
- Apr 16, 2025
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.1 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N | INCIBE |
Weaknesses
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
WebWork PHP scriptWebWork |
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References
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