5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2022-2838
Eclipse Sphinx XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 16, 2022, 10:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-2838 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 Eclipse sphinx
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-2838 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
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source MITRE Eclipse Foundation
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Eclipse Foundation https://bugs.eclipse.org/580542 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://bugs.eclipse.org/580542
    Added CWE Eclipse Foundation CWE-611
    Removed CWE MITRE CWE-611
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 18, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.eclipse.org/580542 No Types Assigned https://bugs.eclipse.org/580542 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-611
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:sphinx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.7.0 up to (excluding) 0.13.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 16, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description In Eclipse Sphinxâ„¢ 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. 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.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

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