# CVE-2022-4607: 3D City Database OGC Web Feature Service xml external entity reference

> Attackers can exploit XML External Entity vulnerabilities in the 3D City Database OGC Web Feature Service to read sensitive data or cause denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5m93-gw9j-97ff

## What is CVE-2022-4607?

CVE-2022-4607 is a medium-severity vulnerability in 3D City Database OGC Web Feature Service, published on 18 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in 3D City Database OGC Web Feature Service up to 5.2.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. Upgrading to version 5.2.1 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 246f4e2a97ad81491c00a7ed72ce5e7c7f75050a. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216215.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4607?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tum Ogc Web Feature Service.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4607?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4607 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4607 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4607 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4607 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4607 is a medium-severity vulnerability in 3D City Database OGC Web Feature Service, published on 18 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4607 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: 3D City Database OGC Web Feature Service. 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-2022-4607/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4607/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4607
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4607
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4607

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