CVE-2022-38840

HIGH EXPLOITED NUCLEI

Gralp MAN-EAM-0003 3.2.4 - XML External Entity Injection via XML File Upload

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2022-38840 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including Ahmed Alroky. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an XXE (XML External Entity) vulnerability in Guralp Systems' MAN-EAM-0003 V3.2.4, allowing an attacker to read arbitrary files (e.g., /etc/passwd) by uploading a malicious XML file to the xmlstatus.cgi endpoint.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Ahmed Alroky · textwebappsxml
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51037

This exploit demonstrates an XXE (XML External Entity) vulnerability in Guralp Systems' MAN-EAM-0003 V3.2.4, allowing an attacker to read arbitrary files (e.g., /etc/passwd) by uploading a malicious XML file to the xmlstatus.cgi endpoint.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Guralp Systems MAN-EAM-0003 V3.2.4
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target's web interface · The cgi-bin/xmlstatus.cgi endpoint must be accessible
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

Güralp MAN-EAM-0003 3.2.4 - XML External Entity (XXE)
HIGHVERIFIEDby daffainfo

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0980
EPSS Percentile 94.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2025-07-21
CWE
CWE-611
Status published
Products (1)
guralp/man-eam-0003 3.2.4
Published Apr 16, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026