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)

EPSS: 0.021 (79.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)

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.