CVE-2022-40690
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in BookStack versions prior to v22.09 allows a remote...
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in BookStack versions prior to v22.09 allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject an arbitrary script.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in BookStack versions prior to v22.09 allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject an arbitrary script.
- Record
CVE-2022-40690- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in BookStack versions prior to v22.09 allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject an arbitrary script.
- Record
CVE-2022-40690- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-43961
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in BookStack versions prior to v22.09 allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject an arbitrary script.
- Record
EUVD-2022-43961- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fxr6-45h7-wgcx
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in BookStack versions prior to v22.09 allows a remote...
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in BookStack versions prior to v22.09 allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject an arbitrary script.
- Record
GHSA-fxr6-45h7-wgcx- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in BookStack versions prior to v22.09 allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject an arbitrary script.
- Record
CVE-2022-40690- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-40690 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Bookstack, published October 24, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.89%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.