CVE-2022-25236

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 60
Modified
Published: 16 Feb 2022, 00:39
Last modified:05 May 2025, 16:23

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
8.16% LOW
8% probability -1.20%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

16 Feb 2022, 00:39
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 May 2025, 16:23
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5 allows attackers to insert namespace-separator characters into namespace URIs.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 8.16%• Percentile: 92%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-668•Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

    The product exposes a resource to the wrong control sphere, providing unintended actors with inappropriate access to the resource.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    10.0 | 11.0

  • libexpat_project•libexpat

    < 2.4.5

  • oracle•http_server

    12.2.1.3.0 | 12.2.1.4.0

  • oracle•zfs_storage_appliance_kit

    8.8

  • siemens•sinema_remote_connect_server

    < 3.1

References (11)