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)

Published 2022-08-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 61.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000

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

www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-207-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

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.