SB2022112912 - XML External Entity injection in Sophos Mobile



SB2022112912 - XML External Entity injection in Sophos Mobile

Published: November 29, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022112912
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) XML External Entity injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3980)

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 execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.