VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-48565
An XML External Entity (XXE) issue was discovered in Python through 3.9.1.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 5.07%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.07%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An XML External Entity (XXE) issue was discovered in Python through 3.9.1. The plistlib module no longer accepts entity declarations in XML plist files to avoid XML vulnerabilities.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.07% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- python/python · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugs.python.org/issue42051Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00022.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00017.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AFHYAGWBFBNUGWU6XWKBHTCV5NH77MB7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BAYWJD576JUKLHCWKDLMJSUGTRDKPF3M/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KZRZRJHWLZ7MOJNPQBWGJVXMVYDC5BRA/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231006-0007/
- https://bugs.python.org/issue42051Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00022.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00017.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AFHYAGWBFBNUGWU6XWKBHTCV5NH77MB7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BAYWJD576JUKLHCWKDLMJSUGTRDKPF3M/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KZRZRJHWLZ7MOJNPQBWGJVXMVYDC5BRA/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231006-0007/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.