#VU67576 XML External Entity injection in Apache SOAP - CVE-2022-40705
Published: September 22, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67576
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40705
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache SOAP
Apache SOAP
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. 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.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Note, the project is no longer maintained.