CVE-2022-40778
A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OPSWAT MetaDefender ICAP Server before 4.13...
A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OPSWAT MetaDefender ICAP Server before 4.13.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript or HTML because of the blocked page response.
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
A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OPSWAT MetaDefender ICAP Server before 4.13.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript or HTML because of the blocked page response.
- Record
CVE-2022-40778- 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 No score
A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OPSWAT MetaDefender ICAP Server before 4.13.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript or HTML because of the blocked page response.
- Record
CVE-2022-40778- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-44044 No score
A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OPSWAT MetaDefender ICAP Server before 4.13.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript or HTML because of the blocked page response.
- Record
EUVD-2022-44044- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v988-rcvq-pqpr
A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OPSWAT MetaDefender ICAP Server before 4.13...
A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OPSWAT MetaDefender ICAP Server before 4.13.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript or HTML because of the blocked page response.
- Record
GHSA-v988-rcvq-pqpr- 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
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-40778 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Opswat Metadefender, published September 19, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.