Cross-site scripting in Wepa Print Away
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
WEPA Print Away is vulnerable to a stored XSS. It does not properly sanitize uploaded filenames, allowing an attacker to deceive a user into uploading a document with a malicious filename, which will be included in subsequent HTTP responses, allowing a stored XSS to occur. This attack is persistent across victim sessions.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEPA | Wepa Print Away | not versioned | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Wepa Print Away VendorWEPA Affected not versioned Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-42908
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fgm8-jrv2-6fww
References
More Wepanow Print Away vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-20904 Cross-site scripting in Wepa Print Away CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-42908 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-42908 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fgm8-jrv2-6fww · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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