XML External Entity injection in IBM Workload Scheduler - CVE-2022-38389
Published: March 23, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU73996
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38389
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM Workload Scheduler
IBM Workload Scheduler
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote userto gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input when handling uploaded XML configuration files. A remote user 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-38389
Install updates from vendor's website.