What is CVE-2022-40294?

CVE-2022-40294 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phppointofsale PHP Point Of Sale, classified under Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-10-31.

How severe is CVE-2022-40294?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Phppointofsale PHP Point Of Sale

CVE-2022-40294

The application was identified to have an CSV injection in data export functionality, allowing for malicious code to be embedded within export data and then triggered in exported data viewers.

Published 2022-10-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Phppointofsale PHP Point Of Sale — versions 19.0
PHP Point Of Sale Llc — versions 19.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1236 — Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

References

www.themissinglink.com.au/security-advisories/cve-2022-40294 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40294?: CVE-2022-40294 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phppointofsale PHP Point Of Sale, classified under Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-10-31.
How severe is CVE-2022-40294?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.