What is CVE-2022-40743?

CVE-2022-40743 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-12-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-40743?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Apache Traffic Server

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 issue affects Apache Traffic Server: 9.0.0 to 9.1.3. Users should upgrade to 9.1.4 or later versions.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.011 (61.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Traffic_server
Apache Software Foundation Traffic Server — versions 9.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40743?: CVE-2022-40743 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-12-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-40743?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.