XXE in Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway
CVE-2022-1700
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability in the Policy Engine of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP), which is also leveraged by Forcepoint One Endpoint (F1E), Web Security Content Gateway, Email Security with DLP enabled, and Cloud Security Gateway prior to June 20, 2022. The XML parser in the Policy Engine was found to be improperly configured to support external entities and external DTD (Document Type Definitions), which can lead to an XXE attack. This issue affects: Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP) versions prior to 8.8.2. Forcepoint One Endpoint (F1E) with Policy Engine versions prior to 8.8.2. Forcepoint Web Security Content Gateway versions prior to 8.5.5. Forcepoint Email Security with DLP enabled versions prior to 8.5.5. Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway prior to June 20, 2022.
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (56.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway — versions prior to June 20, 2022
- Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway
- Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention
- Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention (Dlp) — versions unspecified
- Forcepoint Email Security
- Forcepoint Email Security With Dlp Enabled — versions unspecified
- Forcepoint One Endpoint (F1e) With Policy Engine — versions unspecified
- Forcepoint One Endpoint With Policy Engine
- Forcepoint Web Security Content Gateway — versions unspecified
- Forcepoint Web Security Content Gateway
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- help.forcepoint.com/security/CVE/CVE-2022-1700.html (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-1700?
- CVE-2022-1700 is a high-severity vulnerability in Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-09-12.
- How severe is CVE-2022-1700?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.