What is CVE-2022-31471?

CVE-2022-31471 is a high-severity vulnerability in Christian Stefanescu Untangle, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-07-26.

How severe is CVE-2022-31471?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

XXE in Christian Stefanescu Untangle

CVE-2022-31471

untangle is a python library to convert XML data to python objects. untangle versions 1.2.0 and earlier improperly restricts XML external entity references. By exploiting this vulnerability, a remote unauthenticated attacker may read the contents of local files.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.016 (73.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Christian Stefanescu Untangle — versions 1.2.0 and earlier
Untangle_project Untangle

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

vultures@jpcert.or.jp (Product, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
vultures@jpcert.or.jp (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
vultures@jpcert.or.jp (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-31471?: CVE-2022-31471 is a high-severity vulnerability in Christian Stefanescu Untangle, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-07-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-31471?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.