What is CVE-2022-40771?

CVE-2022-40771 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Assetexplorer, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2022-11-23.

How severe is CVE-2022-40771?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

XXE in Zohocorp Manageengine Assetexplorer

CVE-2022-40771

Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus versions 13010 and prior are vulnerable to an XML External Entity attack that leads to Information Disclosure.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.035 (87.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Zohocorp Manageengine_assetexplorer — versions 6.9
Zohocorp Manageengine_servicedesk_plus — versions 14.0
Zohocorp Manageengine_servicedesk_plus_msp — versions 13.0
Zohocorp Manageengine_supportcenter_plus — versions 11.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40771?: CVE-2022-40771 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Assetexplorer, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2022-11-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-40771?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.