CVE-2025-40642 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Active

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact Low

Subsequent System Integrity Impact Low

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Webwork	Webwork

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-webwork

History

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 21:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Webwork Webwork webwork
Vendors & Products		Webwork Webwork webwork

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		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.
Title		Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in WebWork
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-webwork
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: INCIBE

Published: 2025-09-08T11:25:15.099Z

Updated: 2025-09-08T13:36:31.300Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T08:38:10.819Z

Link: CVE-2025-40642

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-08T13:33:54.408Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-08T12:15:32.307

Modified: 2025-09-08T16:25:38.810

Link: CVE-2025-40642

Redhat

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