# CVE-2022-0861: ePO XML extended entity vulnerability

> Remote administrators can exploit an XML External Entity vulnerability in McAfee ePO to access confidential information and alter data.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pc2g-2g3x-j4c9

## What is CVE-2022-0861?

CVE-2022-0861 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, published on 23 Mar 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A XML Extended entity vulnerability in McAfee Enterprise ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) prior to 5.10 Update 13 allows a remote administrator attacker to upload a malicious XML file through the extension import functionality. The impact is limited to some access to confidential information and some ability to alter data.

Weakness: CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0861?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0861?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0861 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0861 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0861 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator

- [CVE-2016-8027](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8027/): SQL injection in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 5.3.2 and earlier and 5.1.3 and earlier (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-5156](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5156/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-0690](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0690/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-1498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1498/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2015-8765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8765/): Deserialization in n/a (high 8.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0861 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0861 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, published on 23 Mar 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0861 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0861/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0861/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0861
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0861
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0861

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0861/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.