What is CVE-2022-1704?

CVE-2022-1704 is a high-severity vulnerability in Inductive Automation Ignition, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2022-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2022-1704?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.

XXE in Inductive Automation Ignition

CVE-2022-1704

Due to an XML external entity reference, the software parses XML in the backup/restore functionality without XML security flags, which may lead to a XXE attack while restoring the backup.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.009 (54.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Inductive Automation Ignition — versions 8.1, All
Inductiveautomation Ignition

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1704?: CVE-2022-1704 is a high-severity vulnerability in Inductive Automation Ignition, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2022-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2022-1704?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.