PrimeKey EJBCA 7.9.0.2 Community allows stored XSS in the End Entity section.
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- 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
PrimeKey EJBCA 7.9.0.2 Community allows stored XSS in the End Entity section. A user with the RA Administrator role can inject an XSS payload to target higher-privilege users.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00483 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-40711
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6p47-w2hq-8j72
References
Exploit 1
More Primekey Ejbca vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-09331 An issue was discovered in EJBCA before 6.15.2.6 and 7.x before 7.3.1.2. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-15637 An issue was discovered in Keyfactor PrimeKey EJBCA before 7.9.0, related to possible… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-09328 An issue was discovered in EJBCA before 6.15.2.6 and 7.x before 7.3.1.2. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-15509 An issue was discovered in PrimeKey EJBCA 6.x and 7.x before 7.4.1. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2020-09330 An issue was discovered in EJBCA before 6.15.2.6 and 7.x before 7.3.1.2. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2020-09332 An issue was discovered in EJBCA before 6.15.2.6 and 7.x before 7.3.1.2. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-40711 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-40711 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6p47-w2hq-8j72 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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