What is CVE-2022-38840?

CVE-2022-38840 is a high-severity vulnerability in Guralp Man-Eam-0003, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-04-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-38840?

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

Is CVE-2022-38840 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XXE in Guralp Man-Eam-0003

CVE-2022-38840

cgi-bin/xmlstatus.cgi in Güralp MAN-EAM-0003 3.2.4 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue via XML file upload, which leads to local file disclosure.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.098 (95.0th 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

Guralp Man-eam-0003 — versions 3.2.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38840?: CVE-2022-38840 is a high-severity vulnerability in Guralp Man-Eam-0003, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-04-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-38840?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-38840 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.