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TI-2022-02229 Aliases CVE-2022-2414GHSA-vjf8-hc3f-mpw4

XML external entity injection in Dogtag PKI

Priority HIGH 74CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 14 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Access to external entities when parsing XML documents can lead to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially retrieve the content of arbitrary files by sending specially crafted HTTP requests.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.85393 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 7 advisoriesRed Hat: 14 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Dogtag PKIAffected versions: 10.5.18, 10.7.4, 10.8.3, 10.11.2, 10.12.4, 11.0.5, 11.1.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Dogtag PKI Vendor— Affected Affected versions: 10.5.18, 10.7.4, 10.8.3, 10.11.2, 10.12.4, 11.0.5, 11.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dogtagpki:dogtagpki:10.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.18VulnerableDogtag PKI
cpe:2.3:a:dogtagpki:dogtagpki:10.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.7.4VulnerableDogtag PKI
cpe:2.3:a:dogtagpki:dogtagpki:10.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.8.3VulnerableDogtag PKI
cpe:2.3:a:dogtagpki:dogtagpki:10.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.11.2VulnerableDogtag PKI
cpe:2.3:a:dogtagpki:dogtagpki:10.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.12.4VulnerableDogtag PKI
cpe:2.3:a:dogtagpki:dogtagpki:11.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0.5VulnerableDogtag PKI
cpe:2.3:a:dogtagpki:dogtagpki:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.1.0VulnerableDogtag PKI
  • cpe:2.3:a:dogtagpki:dogtagpki:10.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.18 Vulnerable ·Dogtag PKI
  • cpe:2.3:a:dogtagpki:dogtagpki:10.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.7.4 Vulnerable ·Dogtag PKI
  • cpe:2.3:a:dogtagpki:dogtagpki:10.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.8.3 Vulnerable ·Dogtag PKI
  • cpe:2.3:a:dogtagpki:dogtagpki:10.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.11.2 Vulnerable ·Dogtag PKI
  • cpe:2.3:a:dogtagpki:dogtagpki:10.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.12.4 Vulnerable ·Dogtag PKI
  • cpe:2.3:a:dogtagpki:dogtagpki:11.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0.5 Vulnerable ·Dogtag PKI
  • cpe:2.3:a:dogtagpki:dogtagpki:11.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1.0 Vulnerable ·Dogtag PKI

Remediation

Red Hat 7 advisories

  • RHSA-2023:3394 Released 2023-05-31 · Red Hat rating Important
    pki-core:10.6 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) jss-4.9.3-1.module+el8.6.0+14244+60d461b7.aarch64::pki-core:10.6, jss-4.9.3-1.module+el8.6.0+14244+60d461b7.ppc64le::pki-core:10.6, jss-4.9.3-1.module+el8.6.0+14244+60d461b7.s390x::pki-core:10.6 +27
  • RHSA-2023:1966 Released 2023-04-25 · Red Hat rating Important
    pki-core:10.6 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) jss-4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b5448.aarch64::pki-core:10.6, jss-4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b5448.ppc64le::pki-core:10.6, jss-4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b5448.s390x::pki-core:10.6 +27
  • RHSA-2023:1747 Released 2023-04-12 · Red Hat rating Important
    pki-core:10.6 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) jss-4.6.2-12.module+el8.2.0+10554+cf83aa72.src::pki-core:10.6, jss-4.6.2-12.module+el8.2.0+10554+cf83aa72.x86_64::pki-core:10.6, jss-javadoc-4.6.2-12.module+el8.2.0+10554+cf83aa72.x86_64::pki-core:10.6 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) jss-4.6.2-12.module+el8.2.0+10554+cf83aa72.ppc64le::pki-core:10.6, jss-4.6.2-12.module+el8.2.0+10554+cf83aa72.src::pki-core:10.6, jss-4.6.2-12.module+el8.2.0+10554+cf83aa72.x86_64::pki-core:10.6 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) jss-4.6.2-12.module+el8.2.0+10554+cf83aa72.src::pki-core:10.6, jss-4.6.2-12.module+el8.2.0+10554+cf83aa72.x86_64::pki-core:10.6, jss-javadoc-4.6.2-12.module+el8.2.0+10554+cf83aa72.x86_64::pki-core:10.6 +14
Show 4 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2022:8915 Released 2022-12-12 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Certificate System 9.7 security update
    • Red Hat Certificate System 9.7 for Red Hat Enterprise Server 7 pki-core-10.5.18-24.el7pki, pki-ocsp-10.5.18-24.el7pki, pki-tks-10.5.18-24.el7pki +1
  • RHSA-2022:8799 Released 2022-12-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    pki-core security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) pki-base-10.5.18-24.el7_9, pki-base-java-10.5.18-24.el7_9, pki-ca-10.5.18-24.el7_9 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) pki-base-10.5.18-24.el7_9, pki-base-java-10.5.18-24.el7_9, pki-ca-10.5.18-24.el7_9 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) pki-base-10.5.18-24.el7_9, pki-base-java-10.5.18-24.el7_9, pki-ca-10.5.18-24.el7_9 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) pki-base-10.5.18-24.el7_9, pki-base-java-10.5.18-24.el7_9, pki-ca-10.5.18-24.el7_9 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) pki-base-10.5.18-24.el7_9, pki-base-java-10.5.18-24.el7_9, pki-ca-10.5.18-24.el7_9 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) pki-javadoc-10.5.18-24.el7_9
  • RHSA-2022:7470 Released 2022-11-08 · Red Hat rating Important
    pki-core:10.6 and pki-deps:10.6 security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) idm-pki-acme-10.12.0-4.module+el8.7.0+16126+c5918a27.noarch::pki-core:10.6, idm-pki-base-10.12.0-4.module+el8.7.0+16126+c5918a27.noarch::pki-core:10.6, idm-pki-base-java-10.12.0-4.module+el8.7.0+16126+c5918a27.noarch::pki-core:10.6 +14
  • RHSA-2022:7326 Released 2022-11-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    pki-core security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) pki-acme-11.0.6-2.el9_0, pki-base-11.0.6-2.el9_0, pki-base-java-11.0.6-2.el9_0 +7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Certificate System 10AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Certificate System 9.7 for Red Hat Enterprise Server 7Fixed RHSA-2022:8915
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2022:7470
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2022:7326
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2)Fixed RHSA-2023:1747
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2)Fixed RHSA-2023:1747
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4)Fixed RHSA-2023:1966
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2023:3394
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2)Fixed RHSA-2023:1747
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:8799
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:8799
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:8799
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:8799
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:8799
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:8799
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Certificate System 9.7 for Red Hat Enterprise Server 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2414
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vjf8-hc3f-mpw4

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2021-03479 Incorrect authorization in pki-core CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2018-00999 Improper access control in [UNKNOWN] pki-core CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2017-05178 Hard-coded credentials in Dogtag PKI pki-core CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-02504 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in pki-server CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-12392 In Dogtag PKI through 10.8.3, the pki.client.PKIConnection class did not enable… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2020-15729 Cross-site scripting in pki-core CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
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Sources

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