CVE-2022-40288
Stored cross-site scripting in PHP Point of Sale version 19.0, by PHP Point of Sale, LLC via messaging functionality
The application was vulnerable to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the user profile data fields, which could be leveraged to escalate privileges within and compromise any account that views their user profile.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The application was vulnerable to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the user profile data fields, which could be leveraged to escalate privileges within and compromise any account that views their user profile.
- Record
CVE-2022-40288- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Stored cross-site scripting in PHP Point of Sale version 19.0, by PHP Point of Sale, LLC via messaging functionality
The application was vulnerable to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the user profile data fields, which could be leveraged to escalate privileges within and compromise any account that views their user profile.
- Record
CVE-2022-40288- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-43585
The application was vulnerable to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the user profile data fields, which could be leveraged to escalate privileges within and compromise any account that views their user profile.
- Record
EUVD-2022-43585- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4r82-gq2w-9v75
The application was vulnerable to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the user...
The application was vulnerable to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the user profile data fields, which could be leveraged to escalate privileges within and compromise any account that views their user profile.
- Record
GHSA-4r82-gq2w-9v75- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-40288 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Php Point Of Sale Point Of Sale, published October 31, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.75%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.