VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-50899

CVSS score8.7 HIGH
EPSS probability0.55%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-01-13
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

Geonetwork 3.10 through 4.2.0 contains an XML external entity vulnerability in PDF rendering that allows attackers to retrieve arbitrary files from the server. Attackers can exploit the insecure XML parser by crafting a malicious XML document with external entity references to read system files through the baseURL parameter in PDF creation requests.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Primary references