CVE-2022-40705 - XML External Entity (XEE) Vulnerability

Severity: None2022-10-13

Abstract

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.

The Oxygen products incorporate Apache SOAP as a third-party library. This advisory was opened to address the potential impact of this third-party library vulnerability.

Affected Products/Versions

Product	Severity	Fixed Release Availability
Oxygen XML Author v25.0 and earlier, v26.x, v27.0, and v27.1	None	N/A
Oxygen XML Developer v25.0 and earlier, v26.x, v27.0, and v27.1	None	N/A
Oxygen XML Editor v25.0 and earlier, v26.x, v27.0, and v27.1	None	N/A

Mitigation

No action is required by users at this time. The vulnerability has been reviewed and does not pose a risk in the context of our product deployment.

Detail

CVE-2022-40705

Severity: High

CVSS Score: 7.5

The Apache SOAP third-party library used by Oxygen XML products is an affected version mentioned in CVE-2022-40705 vulnerability description. However, Oxygen products does not use RPCRouterServlet class. For that reason, our products are not affected by this vulnerability.