CVE-2022-40846
Published: 15 November 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-40846 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Tenda W15E Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 4.8 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 44.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-44104
Vulnerability details
In Tenda AC1200 Router model W15Ev2 V15.11.0.10(1576), a Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists allowing an attacker to execute JavaScript code via the applications stored hostname.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.