# CVE-2022-40487: ProcessWire vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-40487-processwire-vulnerable-to-cross-site-scripting  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-10-31  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-40487 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-10-31

ProcessWire vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Technologies: [processwire/processwire (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/processwire-processwire). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-40487 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-40487 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-40487?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 31 October 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** processwire/processwire (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=3.0.200.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-40487?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-40487?** Check whether you run processwire/processwire (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- processwire/processwire (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=3.0.200

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-40487
- GHSA-8g35-prrr-gxxf

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