CVE-2022-31471 (GCVE-0-2022-31471)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-07-26 05:10 – Updated: 2024-08-03 07:19
VLAI
Summary
untangle is a python library to convert XML data to python objects. untangle versions 1.2.0 and earlier improperly restricts XML external entity references. By exploiting this vulnerability, a remote unauthenticated attacker may read the contents of local files.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Christian Stefanescu untangle Affected: 1.2.0 and earlier
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