CVE-2025-40642: Webwork PHP Script

Medium severity, CVSS 5.1. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebWork, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through the 'q' and 'engine' request parameters in /search.

Affected products

• Webwork Webwork PHP Script: any version

Published 2025-09-08. Last modified 2026-09-30.