CVE-2022-1700

HIGH

Forcepoint Policy Engine - XML External Entity Injection via Improper Parser Configuration

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability in the Policy Engine of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP), which is also leveraged by Forcepoint One Endpoint (F1E), Web Security Content Gateway, Email Security with DLP enabled, and Cloud Security Gateway prior to June 20, 2022. The XML parser in the Policy Engine was found to be improperly configured to support external entities and external DTD (Document Type Definitions), which can lead to an XXE attack. This issue affects: Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP) versions prior to 8.8.2. Forcepoint One Endpoint (F1E) with Policy Engine versions prior to 8.8.2. Forcepoint Web Security Content Gateway versions prior to 8.5.5. Forcepoint Email Security with DLP enabled versions prior to 8.5.5. Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway prior to June 20, 2022.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Mitigation, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://help.forcepoint.com/security/CVE/CVE-2022-1700.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0071
EPSS Percentile 48.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-611
Status published
Products (5)
forcepoint/cloud_security_gateway < 2022-06-20
forcepoint/data_loss_prevention < 8.8.2
forcepoint/email_security < 8.5.5
forcepoint/one_endpoint_with_policy_engine < 8.8.2
forcepoint/web_security_content_gateway < 8.5.5
Published Sep 12, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026