CVE-2022-40152
Woodstox XML Parser DTD Support Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
Those using Woodstox to parse XML data may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS) if DTD support is enabled. If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 16, 2022, 10:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 9, 2023, 1:36 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2022-40152 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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-2022-40152.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=47434 | Exploit Permissions Required Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/issues/304 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2022-40152 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 09, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:woodstox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.4.0 *cpe:2.3:a:fasterxml:woodstox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.4.0 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 25, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Those using Xstream to seralize XML data may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack. Those using Woodstox to parse XML data may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS) if DTD support is enabled. If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack. -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 20, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=47434 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=47434 Exploit, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/issues/304 No Types Assigned https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/issues/304 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-787 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xstream_project:xstream:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.4.19
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-40152 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-40152
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.77 }} 0.22%
score
0.80763
percentile