What is CVE-2022-38342?

CVE-2022-38342 is a high-severity vulnerability in Safe Fme Server, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2022-09-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-38342?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.

XXE in Safe Fme Server

CVE-2022-38342

Safe Software FME Server v2021.2.5, v2022.0.0.2 and below was discovered to contain a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability which allows authenticated attackers to perform data exfiltration or Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2022-09-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Safe Fme Server

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

community.safe.com/s/article/Known-Issue-FME-Server-XXE-vulnerability-via-addin… (Vendor Advisory)
www.cycura.com/blog/safe-software-inc-fme-server-vulnerability-disclosure/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38342?: CVE-2022-38342 is a high-severity vulnerability in Safe Fme Server, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2022-09-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-38342?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.