CVE-2022-1700 XML external entity in Cloud Security Gateway
An attacker can exploit an XML External Entity vulnerability in the Policy Engine to read sensitive files or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-1700?
CVE-2022-1700 is a high-severity vulnerability in Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway, published on 12 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability in the Policy Engine of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP), which is also leveraged by Forcepoint One Endpoint (F1E), Web Security Content Gateway, Email Security with DLP enabled, and Cloud Security Gateway prior to June 20, 2022. The XML parser in the Policy Engine was found to be improperly configured to support external entities and external DTD (Document Type Definitions), which can lead to an XXE attack. This issue affects: Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP) versions prior to 8.8.2. Forcepoint One Endpoint (F1E) with Policy Engine versions prior to 8.8.2. Forcepoint Web Security Content Gateway versions prior to 8.5.5. Forcepoint Email Security with DLP enabled versions prior to 8.5.5. Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway prior to June 20, 2022.
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1700?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway, Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention, Forcepoint Email Security, Forcepoint One Endpoint With Policy Engine, Forcepoint Web Security Content Gateway.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1700?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1700 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-1700 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1700 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7358-ghcm-c3ff.