CVE-2022-40705

HIGH

Apache SOAP >= 2.2 - XML External Entity Injection in RPCRouterServlet

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in RPCRouterServlet of Apache SOAP allows an attacker to read arbitrary files over HTTP. This issue affects Apache SOAP version 2.2 and later versions. It is unknown whether previous versions are also affected. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://lists.apache.org/thread/02yo04w93rdjmllz4454lvodn5xzhwhl
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/22/1

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0030
EPSS Percentile 53.2%
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 none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-611
Status published
Products (2)
apache/soap 2.2
soap/soap 2.2Maven
Published Sep 22, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026