CVE-2023-42132

Local file disclosure via unrestricted external entities

Published Oct 2, 2023 · Updated Sep 20, 2024

XML external entity injection in FD Application 9.01 and earlier allows attackers to read arbitrary local files via a crafted XML file. The application's XML-processing path resolves attacker-supplied external entity file references without restricting access to files outside the intended input. Exploitation requires user interaction to process the malicious file in the local desktop application; the documented consequence is file disclosure only.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

XML external entity injection in FD Application 9.01 and earlier allows attackers to read arbitrary local files via a crafted XML file. The application's XML-processing path resolves attacker-supplied external entity file references without restricting access to files outside the intended input. Exploitation requires user interaction to process the malicious file in the local desktop application; the documented consequence is file disclosure only.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-42132
Published
Oct 2, 2023
Updated
Sep 20, 2024
Vendor
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Product
FD Application
Classifications
CWE-611, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 2, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 20, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Apr. 2022 Edition (Version 9.01) and earlier

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare · FD Applicationversion=Apr. 2022 Edition (Version 9.01) and earlier

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.5JPCERT/CCCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
1.2JPCERT/CCAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/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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