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CVE-2022-2838

Published: Aug 16, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-611
NVD MITRE
5.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 64.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

In Eclipse Sphinx™ before version 0.13.1, Apache Xerces XML Parser was used without disabling processing of referenced external entities allowing the injection of arbitrary definitions which is able to access local files and expose their contents via HTTP requests.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-611

Affected Products

sphinxeclipseDevTools & CI
Eclipse SphinxThe Eclipse Foundation
Mixed
OSS Libraries / generic-library
eclipseoss-projectBEDevTools & CIaka eclipse-foundation
the eclipse foundationoss-projectOSS Librariesaka eclipse jetty, eclipse mosquitto, eclipse openj9

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Initial Access
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References

https://bugs.eclipse.org/580542
bugs.eclipse.org

Timeline

Published
Aug 16, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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