CVE-2022-31775Network attack vector

Sensitive data reads and memory exhaustion via XXE

Published Jul 31, 2022 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

XXE in the Web UI of IBM DataPower Gateway affected releases allows remote authenticated users to read sensitive data or exhaust memory. The Web UI XML-processing path permits external entity expansion from attacker-controlled XML; IBM has not identified the parser, file, or function that fails to restrict entity resolution. Reachability requires a highly privileged account and access to an enabled management interface; consequences are limited to sensitive-data reads and memory exhaustion.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability1.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

XXE in the Web UI of IBM DataPower Gateway affected releases allows remote authenticated users to read sensitive data or exhaust memory. The Web UI XML-processing path permits external entity expansion from attacker-controlled XML; IBM has not identified the parser, file, or function that fails to restrict entity resolution. Reachability requires a highly privileged account and access to an enabled management interface; consequences are limited to sensitive-data reads and memory exhaustion.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-31775
Published
Jul 31, 2022
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM DataPower Gateway
Classifications
CWE-611, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 31, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0.1.0
  2. Affected versionversion=10.0.2.0
  3. Affected versionversion=10.0.4.0
  4. Affected versionversion=10.1.0.7
  5. Affected versionversion=10.5.0.0
  6. Affected versionversion=2018.4.1.0
  7. Affected versionversion=2018.4.1.20

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

IBM · IBM DataPower Gatewayversion=10.0.1.0; version=10.0.2.0; version=10.0.4.0; version=10.1.0.7; version=10.5.0.0; version=2018.4.1.0; version=2018.4.1.20

Published CVSS scores

9.1NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
5.5IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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