7.5
HIGH
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 :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:20 a.m.

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. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-40152 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 Xstream_project xstream
1 Fasterxml woodstox
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
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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Updated: 7 months ago
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Born at : Jan. 24, 2024, 4:31 p.m. This repo has been linked 83 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-40152 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-40152 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=47434
    Added Reference https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/issues/304
  • 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
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)

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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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