CVE-2022-40739
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedRagic report generation page has insufficient filtering for special characters. A remote attacker with general user privilege can inject JavaScript to perform XSS (Reflected Cross-Site Scripting) attack.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceRagic's report generation page fails to properly filter or encode special characters in user-supplied input, allowing authenticated attackers with general user privileges to inject malicious JavaScript through reflected XSS. When victims click crafted links, the injected script executes in their browsers, potentially stealing session cookies or performing actions on behalf of the user.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 2022-06-28CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm product is RagicIdentify the installed application - this vulnerability affects only Ragic Ragic. Check the application name, login page, or system information to confirm you are running Ragic.Affected if The product is not Ragic Ragic (different product or vendor)
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Check Ragic version against affected rangeLocate the installed version number in Ragic's about page, system settings, or version info. Compare it to the affected version: <= 2022-06-28.Affected if Installed version is 2022-06-28 or earlier
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Verify report generation feature is enabledCheck if the report generation functionality is accessible in the application. Look for report-related menu items, modules, or API endpoints used for generating reports.Affected if Report generation feature is disabled or not present in the deployment
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Confirm user authentication is configuredVerify that Ragic authentication is enabled and that users with general (non-admin) privileges can access the system. Check user role configuration and login mechanisms.Affected if Authentication is disabled or only admin accounts exist
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Identify report generation endpointLocate the specific URL path or API endpoint used for report generation. This is where the reflected XSS payload would be injected (e.g., parameters in report request URLs).Affected if Report generation endpoint is not accessible to authenticated users
You are affected if running Ragic version 2022-06-28 or earlier AND the report generation feature is enabled for authenticated users with general privileges.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedImplement proper input validation and output encoding for all user-supplied values in the report generation functionality. Use context-appropriate encoding (HTML entity encoding for HTML content) and validate against allowlists where possible.
Any version released after 2022-06-28 (specific fixed version not specified in advisory)
- 1. Check current Ragic installation version
- 2. Identify a version released after June 28, 2022 that contains the security fix
- 3. Plan and schedule the upgrade during a maintenance window
- 4. Back up the current Ragic database and configuration
- 5. Apply the upgrade to the newer version
- 6. Verify the XSS vulnerability is resolved by testing the report generation page with malicious input patterns
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-40739 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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