CVE-2022-40257 | An HTML injection vulnerability exists in CERT/CC VINCE software prior to version 1.50.4

An HTML injection vulnerability exists in CERT/CC VINCE software prior to 1.50.4. An authenticated attacker can inject arbitrary HTML via a crafted email with HTML content in the Subject field.

Published: 2022-10-10 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-40257 is rated Moderate Risk (42.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-40257

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 2025-11-21 0.27% 0.39% +0.12%
2 2025-11-18 0.39% 0.27% -0.12%
3 2025-10-12 — 0.39% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-40257

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.3 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-40257

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-40257

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cert vince < 1.50.4 cpe:2.3:a:cert:vince:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-40257

URL Tags
https://github.com/CERTCC/VINCE/issues?q=label%3Asecurity Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence