9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2022-1700
Forcepoint XXE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability in the Policy Engine of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP), which is also leveraged by Forcepoint One Endpoint (F1E), Web Security Content Gateway, Email Security with DLP enabled, and Cloud Security Gateway prior to June 20, 2022. The XML parser in the Policy Engine was found to be improperly configured to support external entities and external DTD (Document Type Definitions), which can lead to an XXE attack. This issue affects: Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP) versions prior to 8.8.2. Forcepoint One Endpoint (F1E) with Policy Engine versions prior to 8.8.2. Forcepoint Web Security Content Gateway versions prior to 8.5.5. Forcepoint Email Security with DLP enabled versions prior to 8.5.5. Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway prior to June 20, 2022.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 12, 2022, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 15, 2022, 6:05 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-1700 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Forcepoint email_security
2 Forcepoint data_loss_prevention
3 Forcepoint web_security_content_gateway
4 Forcepoint cloud_security_gateway
5 Forcepoint one_endpoint_with_policy_engine
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-1700.

URL Resource
https://help.forcepoint.com/security/CVE/CVE-2022-1700.html Mitigation Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-1700 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-1700 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 15, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://help.forcepoint.com/security/CVE/CVE-2022-1700.html No Types Assigned https://help.forcepoint.com/security/CVE/CVE-2022-1700.html Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-611
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:cloud_security_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2022-06-20 *cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:data_loss_prevention:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.8.2 *cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:email_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.5.5 *cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:one_endpoint_with_policy_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.8.2 *cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:web_security_content_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.5.5
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-1700 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.20 }} 0.01%

score

0.57528

percentile

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