CVE-2022-40359

MEDIUMNuclei

Kae's File Manager <=1.4.7 - Cross-Site Scripting

Title source: github.com
STIX 2.1 vulnerability

Record summary

CVE-2022-40359 has a selected CVSS score of 6.1 (medium); EIP currently links 1 Nuclei template.

Description

Cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in kfm through 1.4.7 via crafted GET request to /kfm/index.php.

Description source: CVE List

Exploitation context

Available material

Nuclei templates
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CISA SSVC decision

ExploitationNone
AutomatableNo
Technical impactPartial

CISA Coordinator · SSVC 2.0.3 · Evaluated May 22, 2025 · Source: CVE List

Nuclei templates

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ProjectDiscoveryMEDIUMKae's File Manager <=1.4.7 - Cross-Site ScriptingCVSS 6.1

Kae's File Manager through 1.4.7 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability via a crafted GET request to /kfm/index.php. An attacker can inject arbitrary script in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute malicious scripts in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.

Remediation

Upgrade to the latest version of Kae's File Manager plugin (1.4.7) or apply the vendor-provided patch to mitigate the XSS vulnerability.

WeaknessesCWE-79
Authorsedoardottt, daffainfo
Template tagscvecve2022xsskfmkfm_projectvuln
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CPE: cpe:2.3:a:kfm_project:kfm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2022090057 https://code.google.com/archive/p/kfm/downloads https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40359 https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates

Source: ProjectDiscovery

References

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