CVE-2022-41696

Local file disclosure via external entity resolution

Published Mar 21, 2023 · Updated Jan 17, 2025

XML external entity processing in VISAM VBASE before 11.7.5 allows remote attackers to disclose files through a crafted FB.XML file. The FB.XML parser follows an attacker-specified external entity URI and embeds the retrieved contents into the XML document for further processing. Exploitation requires a valid user to visit malicious content or open the crafted file, and disclosure is limited to information accessible to the VBASE process.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

XML external entity processing in VISAM VBASE before 11.7.5 allows remote attackers to disclose files through a crafted FB.XML file. The FB.XML parser follows an attacker-specified external entity URI and embeds the retrieved contents into the XML document for further processing. Exploitation requires a valid user to visit malicious content or open the crafted file, and disclosure is limited to information accessible to the VBASE process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-41696
Published
Mar 21, 2023
Updated
Jan 17, 2025
Vendor
VISAM GmbH
Product
VBASE
Classifications
CWE-611, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 21, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <11.7.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

VISAM GmbH · VBASEversion=0 <11.7.5

Published CVSS scores

5.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
T1204.002Malicious File

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