# CVE-2022-2414: Access to external entities when parsing XML documents can lead to XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 4 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2022-07-29 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a Dogtag PKI: version range not reported

## Description

Access to external entities when parsing XML documents can lead to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially retrieve the content of arbitrary files by sending specially crafted HTTP requests.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Dogtag PKI, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/pull/4021
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-2414.yaml
- https://github.com/amitlttwo/CVE-2022-2414-Proof-Of-Concept
- https://github.com/geniuszly/CVE-2022-2414
- https://github.com/satyasai1460/CVE-2022-2414
- https://github.com/superhac/CVE-2022-2414-POC

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