{"id":"CVE-2022-40705","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2022-40705","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:41:15.089Z","title":"An Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in RPCRouterServlet of Apache SOAP allows an attacker to read arbitrary files over HTTP.","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","published":"2022-09-22T09:15:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T05:01:53.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-611"],"affected":["apache/soap"],"epss":{"score":0.01918,"percentile":0.79735,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.92%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/22/1","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/02yo04w93rdjmllz4454lvodn5xzhwhl","tags":["Mailing List","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/22/1","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/02yo04w93rdjmllz4454lvodn5xzhwhl","tags":["Mailing List","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40705","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}