# CVE-2022-31775: XML external entity in DataPower Gateway

> Remote attackers can exploit XML External Entity injection in IBM DataPower Gateway to expose sensitive information or cause denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AC:L/S:U/A:H/PR:H/UI:N/I:N/AV:N/C:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hxfr-ccxh-4wcm

## What is CVE-2022-31775?

CVE-2022-31775 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Datapower Gateway, published on 31 Jul 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM DataPower Gateway 10.0.2.0 through 10.0.4.0, 10.0.1.0 through 10.0.1.8, 10.5.0.0, and 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.21 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 228359.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31775?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Datapower Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-31775?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31775 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-31775 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31775 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Datapower Gateway

- [CVE-2026-14269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14269/): IBM DataPower Gateway Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-14502](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14502/): IBM DataPower Gateway Improper Authentication (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-14991](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14991/): IBM DataPower Gateway Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-14992](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14992/): IBM DataPower Gateway Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-15762](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-15762/): IBM DataPower Gateway Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-31775 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-31775 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Datapower Gateway, published on 31 Jul 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31775 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Datapower Gateway. 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-2022-31775/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31775/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31775
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31775
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-31775

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