CVE-2022-42909
Published: 03 February 2023
Summary
CVE-2022-42909 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Wepanow Print Away. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 41.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-45966
Vulnerability details
WEPA Print Away does not verify that a user has authorization to access documents before generating print orders and associated release codes. This could allow an attacker to generate print orders and release codes for documents they don´t own and…
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print hem without authorization. In order to exploit this vulnerability, the user must have an account with wepanow.com or any of the institutions they serve, and be logged in.
- 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.
Requiring an access control policy ensures authorization checks are defined and applied for critical functions.
Reviews of access controls detect missing authorization checks on critical functions or resources.
Documenting permitted unauthenticated actions prevents missing authorization by making all exceptions explicit and subject to organizational review.
Requiring attribute association with information prevents authorization from being performed without necessary security or privacy context.
Mandating authorization prior to allowing remote connections addresses missing authorization for remote access.
Mandating authorization before wireless connections are allowed prevents missing authorization for wireless access.
The control requires authorization before allowing mobile device connections, directly mitigating missing authorization for system access.
Requiring approvals for account creation and specifying authorizations ensures authorization is not missing for system access.