CVE-2022-40705 (GCVE-0-2022-40705)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-22 08:15 – Updated: 2024-08-03 12:21 Unsupported When Assigned
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Apache SOAP: XML External Entity Injection (XXE) allows unauthenticated users to read arbitrary files via HTTP
Summary
An Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in RPCRouterServlet of Apache SOAP allows an attacker to read arbitrary files over HTTP. This issue affects Apache SOAP version 2.2 and later versions. It is unknown whether previous versions are also affected. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-16 18:54 UTC
CWE
- CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Assigner
apache
CNA
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://lists.apache.org/thread/02yo04w93rdjmllz4… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/22/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache SOAP |
Affected:
2.2 , < Apache SOAP*
(custom)
|
|
| apache | soap |
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