CVE-2022-31734
Status: ModifiedMedium (6.1)—
Cisco Catalyst 2940 Series Switches provided by Cisco Systems, Inc. contain a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability regarding error page generation. An arbitrary script may be executed on the web browser of the user who is using the product. The affected firmware is prior to 12.2(50)SY released in 2011, and Cisco Catalyst 2940 Series Switches have been retired since January 2015
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Base score: 6.1
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.63%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 49
- Score date: 10/9/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (2)
CWEs
- CWE-79
References
Raw JSON (NVD)
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