SourceCodester Simple Task Managing System v1.0 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the component newTask.php. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the shortName parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-40027 is rated Exploit Available (56.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.25%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-26 | 0.36% | 0.25% | -0.11% |
| 2 | 2025-09-23 | 0.34% | 0.36% | +0.02% |
| 3 | 2025-09-22 | — | 0.34% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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2.8 | 2.7 | [email protected] |
| 6.1 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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2.8 | 2.7 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| simple_task_managing_system_project | simple_task_managing_system | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:simple_task_managing_system_project:simple_task_managing_system:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://simple.com | Broken Link |
| https://github.com/xidaner/CVE_HUNTER/blob/main/CVE_09/2022-09-01-XSS1.md | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.sourcecodester.com/php/15624/simple-task-managing-system-php-mysqli-free-source-code.html | Product Third Party Advisory |