# CVE-2022-40184: Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in VIDEOJET multi 4000

> An attacker with admin credentials can inject JavaScript into configuration fields, executing code for other administrators accessing the same settings.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 9 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wvhm-r52c-qwwh

## What is CVE-2022-40184?

CVE-2022-40184 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Bosch VIDEOJET multi 4000, published on 27 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Incomplete filtering of JavaScript code in different configuration fields of the web based interface of the VIDEOJET multi 4000 allows an attacker with administrative credentials to store JavaScript code which will be executed for all administrators accessing the same configuration option.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40184?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bosch Videojet Multi 4000 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-40184?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40184 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-40184 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40184 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Bosch VIDEOJET multi 4000

- [CVE-2022-40183](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40183/): Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in VIDEOJET multi 4000 (medium 5.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-40184 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-40184 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Bosch VIDEOJET multi 4000, published on 27 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40184 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Bosch VIDEOJET multi 4000. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40184/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40184/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40184
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40184
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-40184

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40184/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.