What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-29943?

CVE-2022-29943 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.8%.

Administration Center CVE-2022-29943

MEDIUM

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

2022-05-04 cve@mitre.org

XXE Administration Center

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 04, 2022 - 18:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionNVD

Talend Administration Center has a vulnerability that allows an authenticated user to use XML External Entity (XXE) processing to achieve read access as root on the remote filesystem. The issue is fixed for versions 8.0.x in TPS-5189, versions 7.3.x in TPS-5175, and versions 7.2.x in TPS-5201. Earlier versions of Talend Administration Center may also be impacted; users are encouraged to update to a supported version.

AnalysisAI

Talend Administration Center has a vulnerability that allows an authenticated user to use XML External Entity (XXE) processing to achieve read access as root on the remote filesystem. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, 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. Talend Administration Center has a vulnerability that allows an authenticated user to use XML External Entity (XXE) processing to achieve read access as root on the remote filesystem. The issue is fixed for versions 8.0.x in TPS-5189, versions 7.3.x in TPS-5175, and versions 7.2.x in TPS-5201. Earlier versions of Talend Administration Center may also be impacted; users are encouraged to update to a supported version. Affected products include: Talend Administration Center.

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.