What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-28890?

CVE-2022-28890 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.5%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-28890?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2022-28890. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Jena CVE-2022-28890

CRITICAL

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

2022-05-05 security@apache.org

Apache XXE Jena

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 05, 2022 - 09:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

6 maven packages depend on org.apache.jena:jena (1 direct, 5 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 4.4.0.

DescriptionNVD

A vulnerability in the RDF/XML parser of Apache Jena allows an attacker to cause an external DTD to be retrieved. This issue affects Apache Jena version 4.4.0 and prior versions. Apache Jena 4.2.x and 4.3.x do not allow external entities.

AnalysisAI

A vulnerability in the RDF/XML parser of Apache Jena allows an attacker to cause an external DTD to be retrieved.4.0 and prior versions. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as XML External Entity (XXE) (CWE-611), which allows attackers to read arbitrary files or perform SSRF through XML processing. A vulnerability in the RDF/XML parser of Apache Jena allows an attacker to cause an external DTD to be retrieved.4.0 and prior versions. Apache Jena 4.2.x and 4.3.x do not allow external entities. Affected products include: Apache Jena. Version information: version 4.4.0.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Disable external entity processing in XML parsers, use JSON instead of XML where possible.