CVE-2022-42908: WEPA Print Away is vulnerable to a stored XSS

Routine

MEDIUM 6.3MITIGATE

CVE-2022-42908 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.3) affecting print away. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

WEPA Print Away is vulnerable to a stored XSS. It does not properly sanitize uploaded filenames, allowing an attacker to deceive a user into uploading a document with a malicious filename, which will be included in subsequent HTTP responses, allowing a stored XSS to occur. This attack is persistent across victim sessions.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.3 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.4% (top 69%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2023-02-03
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute, S.A. (INCIBE) · Vendor: wepanow

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-02-03 19:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 05:05 UTCUpdated Record last modified

wepanow print away MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy print-away || rpm -q print-away || print-away --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2022-42908?

print away: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2022-42908 being exploited?

CVE-2022-42908 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2022-42908 affect?

CVE-2022-42908 affects print away. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.3). WEPA Print Away is vulnerable to a stored XSS. It does not properly sanitize uploaded filenames, allowing an attacker to deceive a user into uploading a document with a malicious filename, which will be included in subsequent HTTP responses

How urgent is CVE-2022-42908?

Priority 30/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Related CVEs

CVE-2022-42909 MEDIUM 6.5 MITIGATE WEPA Print Away does not verify that a user has authorization to access documents before generating print orde

References

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