What is CVE-2022-50899?

CVE-2022-50899 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Geonetwork, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-50899?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

XXE in Geonetwork

CVE-2022-50899

Geonetwork 3.10 through 4.2.0 contains an XML external entity vulnerability in PDF rendering that allows attackers to retrieve arbitrary files from the server. Attackers can exploit the insecure XML parser by crafting a malicious XML docum…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.005 (36.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Geonetwork — versions 3.10
Osgeo Geonetwork

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Product, product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50899?: CVE-2022-50899 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Geonetwork, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-50899?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.