What is CVE-2022-0272?

CVE-2022-0272 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Detekt, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-04-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-0272?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-0272 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XXE in Detekt

CVE-2022-0272

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in GitHub repository detekt/detekt prior to 1.20.0.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.014 (70.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Detekt
Detekt Detekt/detekt — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

security@huntr.dev (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
security@huntr.dev (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0272?: CVE-2022-0272 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Detekt, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-0272?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-0272 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.