---
id: CVE-2025-40642
title: >-
  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.
summary: >-
  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.
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-79
published: '2025-09-08'
updated: '2026-09-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-30T23:10:00.237'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40642'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-webwork
    label: cve-coordination@incibe.es
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00515
epssPercentile: 0.41614
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T23:29:32.372Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.