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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-40606 · published 17 October 2022

CVE-2022-40606: Mitre caldera cross-site scripting vulnerability

Mitre · Caldera

MITRE CALDERA before 4.1.0 allows XSS in the Operations tab and/or Debrief plugin via a crafted operation name, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-40605.

6.1 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.46% · top 62.6% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
6.1CVSS 3.1 base score
0.46%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

MITRE CALDERA before 4.1.0 allows XSS in the Operations tab and/or Debrief plugin via a crafted operation name, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-40605.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/mitre/caldera/releases/tag/4.1.0 Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/mitre/caldera/releases/tag/4.1.0 Release NotesThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-40606), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.