CVE-2022-25236 — Resource Exposure in Project Libexpat
CWE-668 — Resource ExposureCWE-179 — Incorrect Behavior Order: Early Validation11 documents9 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
7.4%
top 8.25%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedFeb 16
Latest updateJan 15
Description
xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5 allows attackers to insert namespace-separator characters into namespace URIs.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages4 packages
Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 11.0
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
4📋Vendor Advisories
6Oracle▶
Oracle Oracle Fusion Middleware Risk Matrix: Centralized Thirdparty Jars (Expat) — CVE-2022-25236↗2023-01-15
Red Hat▶
expat: Namespace-separator characters in "xmlns[:prefix]" attribute values can lead to arbitrary code execution↗2022-02-19
Microsoft▶
xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5 allows attackers to insert namespace-separator characters into namespace URIs.↗2022-02-08