# CVE-2022-31261: An XXE issue was discovered in Morpheus through 5.2.16 and 5.4.x through 5.4.4.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-05-24 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An XXE issue was discovered in Morpheus through 5.2.16 and 5.4.x through 5.4.4. A successful attack requires a SAML identity provider to be configured. In order to exploit the vulnerability, the attacker must know the unique SAML callback ID of the configured identity source. A remote attacker can send a request crafted with an XXE payload to invoke a malicious DTD hosted on a system that they control. This results in reading local files that the application has access to.

## What to do

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

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://support.morpheusdata.com/s/?language=en_US
- https://docs.morpheusdata.com/en/5.4.4/release_notes/current.html

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