CVE-2022-40742 | SOFTNEXT TECHNOLOGIES CORP. Mail SQR Expert - Local File Inclusion

Mail SQR Expert system has a Local File Inclusion vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary PHP file with .asp file extension under specific system paths, to access and modify partial system information but does not affect service availability.

Published: 2022-10-31 Last update: 2025-05-05 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-40742 is rated Moderate Risk (50.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.61%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-40742

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 2025-11-01 0.26% 0.61% +0.35%
2 2025-07-26 0.20% 0.26% +0.06%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.20% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-40742

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
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.
 3.9 2.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-40742

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-40742

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
softnext mail_sqr_expert 2dut.220701 cpe:2.3:a:softnext:mail_sqr_expert:2dut.220701:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-40742

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