CVE-2022-40879
kkFileView v4.1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the parameter 'errorMsg.'
kkFileView v4.1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the parameter 'errorMsg.'
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
kkFileView v4.1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the parameter 'errorMsg.'
- Record
CVE-2022-40879- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
kkFileView v4.1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the parameter 'errorMsg.'
- Record
CVE-2022-40879- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-44135
kkFileView v4.1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the parameter 'errorMsg.'
- Record
EUVD-2022-44135- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v632-53j2-53ph
kkFileView v4.1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the parameter 'errorMsg.'
kkFileView v4.1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the parameter 'errorMsg.'
- Record
GHSA-v632-53j2-53ph- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
kkFileView v4.1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the parameter 'errorMsg.'
- Record
CVE-2022-40879- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | kkFileView 4.1.0 - Cross-Site Scripting |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-40879 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Keking Kkfileview, published September 29, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.35%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.