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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-38342
CVE-2022-38342:
Safe Software FME Flow vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Safe Software FME Server versions v2021.2.5, v2022.0.0.2 and below were discovered to contain an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2022-38342 and was disclosed in September 2022 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a medium severity issue with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.1 (NVD). XXE vulnerabilities occur when XML input containing a reference to an external entity is processed by a weakly configured XML parser, potentially leading to disclosure of confidential data or other security issues.
Impact
The XXE vulnerability could allow attackers to access sensitive information, execute denial of service attacks, or potentially achieve server-side request forgery through manipulation of XML input processing.
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to versions newer than FME Server v2021.2.5 and v2022.0.0.2 to address this vulnerability. The vendor has released patches to fix the XXE vulnerability in subsequent versions.
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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