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

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-10-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-74

Description

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.

Affected products

CERT/CC VINCE: before 1.50.4 — fixed in 1.50.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: CERT/CC VINCE 1.50.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/CERTCC/VINCE/issues?q=label%3Asecurity
https://github.com/CERTCC/VINCE/issues?q=label%3Asecurity

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