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CVE-2022-40289

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-40289 describes an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the upload and download functionality of phppointofsale's php_point_of_sale application. This critical vulnerability, rated 9.0 CVSS, allows an attacker with low privileges to execute malicious scripts, potentially leading to privilege escalation or account compromise if a user views the targeted files. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
19.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phppointofsale:php_point_of_sale:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.0CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
45.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0060 is in the 47th percentile among its peer group of 265 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.6 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 1.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

themissinglink.com.au / security-advisories/cve-2022-40289
Vendor Advisory