XML Entity Expansion in untangle - CVE-2022-33977

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU65736

XML Entity Expansion in untangle - CVE-2022-33977

Published: July 25, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU65736
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
untangle
Software vendor:
Christian Stefanescu

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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