An issue was discovered in AjaXplorer 4.2.3, allows attackers to cause cross site…
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
An issue was discovered in AjaXplorer 4.2.3, allows attackers to cause cross site scripting vulnerabilities via a crafted svg file upload.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00663 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.3 | Vulnerable | AjaXplorer |
- cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.3 Vulnerable ·AjaXplorer
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-40358
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cc8c-93xf-8jgq
- 2026-10-06 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Ajaxplorer vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-05239 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in plugins/editor.zoho/agent/save_zoho.php in the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2013-05238 Directory traversal vulnerability in plugins/editor.zoho/agent/save_zoho.php in the Zoho… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2012-01623 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the Get Template feature in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-01624 AjaXplorer 3.2.x before 3.2.5 and 4.0.x before 4.0.4 does not properly perform cookie… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2013-04844 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in index.php in AjaXplorer 5.0.2 and earlier… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2008-06328 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in admin.php in AjaXplorer 2.3.3 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-40358 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-40358 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cc8c-93xf-8jgq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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