Medium severity · published Dec 19, 2022
CVE-2022-40743
Improper Input Validation vulnerability for the xdebug plugin in Apache Software Foundation Apache Traffic Server can lead to cross site scripting and cache poisoning attacks.This…
6.1
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Input Validation vulnerability for the xdebug plugin in Apache Software Foundation Apache Traffic Server can lead to cross site scripting and cache poisoning attacks.This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: 9.0.0 to 9.1.3. Users should upgrade to 9.1.4 or later versions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 67% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TS
Traffic Server · Apache
8.0.0 through 8.1.5; 9.0.0 through 9.1.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40743
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40743
Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread/mrj2lg4s0hf027rk7gz8t7hbn9xpfg02
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