CVE-2025-40642CWE-79cross-site-scripting

CVE-2025-40642

published September 8, 2025

CVSS
5.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
43.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebWork, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through the 'q' and 'engine' request parameters in /search.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
5.1 · NONE
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00515 · 43.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2025-09-08T16:15Z
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 SEP 11:25Z
    Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in WebWork
    cvelistv5