CVE-2022-37189 MEI2Volpiano is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE), leading to a Denial of Service (DoS)

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can cause a Denial of Service in DDMAL MEI2Volpiano by exploiting an XML External Entity vulnerability in its XML parsing logic.

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-2022-37189?

CVE-2022-37189 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

DDMAL MEI2Volpiano 0.8.2 is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE), leading to a Denial of Service. This occurs due to the usage of the unsafe 'xml.etree' library to parse untrusted XML input.

Weakness: CWE-611

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-37189?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including mei2volpiano. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
mei2volpiano PyPIAll versions to 0.8.2None
mei2volpiano PyPIAll versions to 0.8.2None
mei2volpiano PyPIAll versions to 0.8.2None

Products include Ddmal Mei2volpiano.

How do I fix CVE-2022-37189?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-37189 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-37189 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37189 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6xm7-3cc5-47f9, PYSEC-2026-847.

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