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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CVE-2022-29943

Medium
6.5/10

Summary

Talend Administration Center has a vulnerability that allows an authenticated user to use XML External Entity (XXE) processing to achieve read access as root on the remote filesystem. The issue is fixed for versions 8.0.x in TPS-5189, versions 7.3.x in TPS-5175, and versions 7.2.x in TPS-5201. Earlier versions of Talend Administration Center may also be impacted; users are encouraged to update to a supported version.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Listed 4th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', XML External Entities (XXE) vulnerability allows attackers to provide an XML input that contains an external entity. When the XML is parsed, it can cause data extraction and manipulation, execution of commands, denial-of-service attacks, and server-side request forgery.

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  • Published