CVE-2022-2838 XML external entity in Eclipse Sphinx
An attacker can exploit an XML External Entity vulnerability in Eclipse Sphinx to read local files via HTTP requests.
- 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-2022-2838?
CVE-2022-2838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Sphinx, published on 16 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Eclipse Sphinx™ before version 0.13.1, Apache Xerces XML Parser was used without disabling processing of referenced external entities allowing the injection of arbitrary definitions which is able to access local files and expose their contents via HTTP requests.
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2838?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Eclipse Sphinx.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2838?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2838 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-2838 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2838 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h9fv-pf3w-2rh8.