CVE-2022-50899

MEDIUM

Geonetwork 3.10-4.2.0 - SSRF

Title source: llm

Description

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 document with external entity references to read system files through the baseURL parameter in PDF creation requests.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Amel BOUZIANE-LEBLOND · textwebappsmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50982

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 14.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Classification

CWE
CWE-611
Status published

Affected Products (1)

osgeo/geonetwork < 4.2.0

Timeline

Published Jan 13, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026