CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-25236

CriticalCVSS 9.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk
34.17%

98th percentile - higher than 98% of all known CVEs

Summary

In xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5, attackers can insert namespace-separator characters into namespace URIs.

Risk Assessment

This could lead to improper processing of XML documents, potentially resulting in XML External Entity (XXE) attacks or other namespace-related issues.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade the Expat library to version 2.4.5 or later.

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Original NVD description (English source)

xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5 allows attackers to insert namespace-separator characters into namespace URIs.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS