CVE-2022-4725

Server-side request forgery via unhardened XML parsing

Published Dec 24, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Server-side request forgery in XpathUtils in AWS SDK for Android 2.59.0 allows attackers to trigger outbound requests via crafted XML. XpathUtils.documentFrom passes its input stream to a DocumentBuilderFactory configured to permit DOCTYPE processing, XInclude, and entity expansion. Reachability requires a consuming application to pass attacker-controlled XML to the SDK, and request access is bounded by that application's network permissions.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.67%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Server-side request forgery in XpathUtils in AWS SDK for Android 2.59.0 allows attackers to trigger outbound requests via crafted XML. XpathUtils.documentFrom passes its input stream to a DocumentBuilderFactory configured to permit DOCTYPE processing, XInclude, and entity expansion. Reachability requires a consuming application to pass attacker-controlled XML to the SDK, and request access is bounded by that application's network permissions.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-4725
Published
Dec 24, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Amazon Web Services
Product
AWS SDK for Android
Classifications
CWE-918
Attack vector
Unavailable
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 24, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.59.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

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Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Amazon Web Services · AWS SDK for Androidversion=2.59.0

Published CVSS scores

9.8NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.5VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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VectorUnavailable
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

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