CVE-2022-40705: Apache SOAP: XML External Entity Injection (XXE) allows unauthenticated users to read arbitrary files via HTTP

First published: Thu Sep 22 2022(Updated: )

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** An Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in RPCRouterServlet of Apache SOAP allows an attacker to read arbitrary files over HTTP. This issue affects Apache SOAP version 2.2 and later versions. It is unknown whether previous versions are also affected. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Credit: security@apache.org security@apache.org

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