XML External Entity injection in ColdFusion - CVE-2022-38419
Published: October 11, 2022 / Updated: October 17, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68174
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38419
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 affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input within the Apache Solr service. 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.
Affected software
ColdFusion
How to mitigate CVE-2022-38419
Install updates from vendor's website.
ColdFusion - addressed in versions 2018 Update 15, 2021 Update 5