Unauthenticated file disclosure via external entity resolution
Published Nov 3, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
XXE in Auieo Software Private Limited CandidATS 3.0.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary server files via crafted XML. Published sources do not identify the endpoint or parser; they establish that external entity resolution processes attacker-controlled XML references. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the demonstrated consequence is server-file disclosure.
Summary
What happened
XXE in Auieo Software Private Limited CandidATS 3.0.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary server files via crafted XML. Published sources do not identify the endpoint or parser; they establish that external entity resolution processes attacker-controlled XML references. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the demonstrated consequence is server-file disclosure.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-42745
- Published
- Nov 3, 2022
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Auieo Software Private Limited
- Product
- CandidATS
- Classifications
- CWE-611, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 3, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=3.0.0
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Local File Read in CandidATS 3.0.0 via XXEproof of concept · unverified
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