A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OPSWAT MetaDefender ICAP Server…
Priority LOW 25CWE-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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OPSWAT MetaDefender ICAP Server before 4.13.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript or HTML because of the blocked page response.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00483 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
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-2022-40778
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v988-rcvq-pqpr
References
More OPSWAT Metadefender vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-13979 OPSWAT MetaDefender Core before 5.1.2, MetaDefender ICAP before 4.12.1, and MetaDefender… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-11657 OPSWAT MetaDefender before v4.11.2 allows CSV injection. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-13980 As a result of an observable discrepancy in returned messages, OPSWAT MetaDefender Core… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2022-40778 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-40778 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v988-rcvq-pqpr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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