Multiple vulnerabilities in untangle



| Updated: 2022-08-25
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2022-33977
CVE-2022-31471
CWE-ID CWE-776
CWE-611
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 untangle
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Christian Stefanescu

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) XML Entity Expansion

EUVDB-ID: #VU65736

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33977

CWE-ID: CWE-776 - Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial o service (DoS) attack. 

The vulnerability exists due to improper restrictions on XML entities in DTDs. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

untangle: 0.1 - 1.2.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN30454777/index.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) XML External Entity injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU65737

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31471

CWE-ID: CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

untangle: 0.1 - 1.2.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN30454777/index.html
https://github.com/stchris/untangle/security/advisories/GHSA-f83q-2cp7-qrjg


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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