VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-31471
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.62%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.62%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.62% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- untangle project/untangle
- Source
- vultures@jpcert.or.jp
References
- https://github.com/stchris/untangleProduct, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/stchris/untangle/releases/tag/1.2.1Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN30454777/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/stchris/untangleProduct, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/stchris/untangle/releases/tag/1.2.1Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN30454777/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.