XML External Entity injection in AVEVA Edge - CVE-2022-36969
Published: August 26, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66775
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36969
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input within the LoadImportedLibraries method. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
AVEVA Edge
How to mitigate CVE-2022-36969
Install updates from vendor's website.
AVEVA Edge - update to HF 2020.2.00.40