XXE in Rockwell Automation Connected Component Workbench

CVE-2022-1018

When opening a malicious solution file provided by an attacker, the application suffers from an XML external entity vulnerability due to an unsafe call within a dynamic link library file. An attacker could exploit this to pass data from local files to a remote web server, leading to a loss of confidentiality.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.022 (81.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-1018: held from 0.022 to 0.022.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1018?
CVE-2022-1018 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Connected Component Workbench, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-04-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-1018?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.