# CVE-2022-40929: XXL-JOB contains a Command execution vulnerability in background tasks

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-40929-xxl-job-contains-a-command-execution-vulnerability-in-background  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-09-29  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-40929 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-09-29

XXL-JOB contains a Command execution vulnerability in background tasks

Technologies: [com.xuxueli:xxl-job-core (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-xuxueli-xxl-job-core). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-40929 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-40929 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-40929?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 29 September 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** com.xuxueli:xxl-job-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=2.2.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-40929?** 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-2022-40929?** Check whether you run com.xuxueli:xxl-job-core (Maven) 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

- com.xuxueli:xxl-job-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=2.2.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-40929
- GHSA-m54f-rp6r-rrrm

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- [Xuxueli xxl-job template injection vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-3366-xuxueli-xxl-job-template-injection-vulnerability)
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- [Cross-site Scripting in XXL-JOB](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-29204-cross-site-scripting-in-xxl-job)