Hi guys, I got today this CVE [1] as a task.
First I could not find that the apache:soap dependency is used. Further I got not more information by using Google or look inside the forums. Is this lib used with cxf-rt-bindings-soap-3.4.10? Thanks, Markus [1] Identifier: CVE-2022-40705 | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611) Affected File(s): [ TomEE-plus-8.0.14.tar.gz/TomEE-plus-8.0.14.tar/apache-tomee-plus-8.0.14/lib/cxf-rt-bindings-soap-3.4.10.jar ] matched by [ cpe:2.3:a:apache:soap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ] Score: 7.5 (High) Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Affected Versions: - Apache SOAP version 2.2 and later versions (earlier versions are unknown) Affected Wibu Product(s): - CodeMeter License Central Description: ** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** An Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in RPCRouterServlet of Apache SOAP allows an attacker to read arbitrary files over HTTP. This issue affects Apache SOAP version 2.2 and later versions. It is unknown whether previous versions are also affected. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. Links: - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40705 - https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/22/1 Recommendation: Don't use Apache SOAP [2] https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/soap/soap/2.3
