CVE-2022-42960
EqualWeb Accessibility Widget 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.1.10, 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 4.0...
EqualWeb Accessibility Widget 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.1.10, 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 4.0.0, and 4.0.1 allows DOM XSS due to improper validation of message events to accessibility.js.
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
5.4
EqualWeb Accessibility Widget 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.1.10, 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 4.0.0, and 4.0.1 allows DOM XSS due to improper validation of message events to accessibility.js.
- Record
CVE-2022-42960- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
5.4
EqualWeb Accessibility Widget 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.1.10, 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 4.0.0, and 4.0.1 allows DOM XSS due to improper validation of message events to accessibility.js.
- Record
CVE-2022-42960- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-46015
5.4
EqualWeb Accessibility Widget 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.1.10, 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 4.0.0, and 4.0.1 allows DOM XSS due to improper validation of message events to accessibility.js.
- Record
EUVD-2022-46015- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f6j2-5hv7-j68q
5.4
EqualWeb Accessibility Widget 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.1.10, 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 4.0...
EqualWeb Accessibility Widget 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.1.10, 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 4.0.0, and 4.0.1 allows DOM XSS due to improper validation of message events to accessibility.js.
- Record
GHSA-f6j2-5hv7-j68q- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - 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-2022-42960 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Equalweb Accessibility Widget, published November 16, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.