# CVE-2022-22774: TIBCO Managed File Transfer Command Center XXE Vulnerability

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit XML External Entity vulnerabilities in TIBCO Managed File Transfer servers to read sensitive data or cause denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 May 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qh8f-q734-q4qj

## What is CVE-2022-22774?

CVE-2022-22774 is a high-severity vulnerability in TIBCO Managed File Transfer Command Center, published on 10 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The DOM XML parser and SAX XML parser components of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Managed File Transfer Command Center, TIBCO Managed File Transfer Command Center, TIBCO Managed File Transfer Internet Server, and TIBCO Managed File Transfer Internet Server contains an easily exploitable vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to execute XML External Entity (XXE) attacks on the affected system. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Managed File Transfer Command Center: versions 8.3.1 and below, TIBCO Managed File Transfer Command Center: versions 8.4.0 and 8.4.1, TIBCO Managed File Transfer Internet Server: versions 8.3.1 and below, and TIBCO Managed File Transfer Internet Server: versions 8.4.0 and 8.4.1.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22774?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Tibco Managed File Transfer Command Center, Tibco Managed File Transfer Internet Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-22774?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22774 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-22774 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22774 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in TIBCO Managed File Transfer Command Center

- [CVE-2020-9414](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9414/): TIBCO Managed File Transfer reflected XSS vulerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-5531](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5531/): Privilege escalation in TIBCO Managed File Transfer Command Center (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2018-18810](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18810/): TIBCO Managed File Transfer Credentials Disclosure (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2014-7194](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7194/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2020-9413](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9413/): TIBCO Managed File Transfer reflected XSS vulerability (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-22774 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-22774 is a high-severity vulnerability in TIBCO Managed File Transfer Command Center, published on 10 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22774 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: TIBCO Managed File Transfer Command Center. 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-2022-22774/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22774/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22774
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22774
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22774

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