XML External Entity injection in CVRF-CSAF-Converter - CVE-2022-27193
Published: March 29, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61689
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27193
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
CVRF-CSAF-Converter
CVRF-CSAF-Converter
Software vendor:
csaf-tools
csaf-tools
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A local 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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.