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TI-2022-19340 Aliases CVE-2022-40705GHSA-jq8c-j47c-vvwm

Apache SOAP: XML External Entity Injection (XXE) allows unauthenticated users to read arbitrary files via HTTP

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-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
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in RPCRouterServlet of Apache SOAP allows an attacker to read arbitrary files over HTTP. This issue affects Apache SOAP version 2.2 and later versions. It is unknown whether previous versions are also affected. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01918 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache SOAP2.2 and later—No fix listedCNA
—soap:soap (Maven)2.2 – 2.3.1—No fix listedGHSA-jq8c-j47c-vvwm
  • Apache SOAP VendorApache Affected 2.2 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • soap:soap (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.2 – 2.3.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-jq8c-j47c-vvwm

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:soap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:soap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-40705
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jq8c-j47c-vvwm

References

Advisory 3

  • TI-2022-22344 Apache SOAP allows unauthenticated users to potentially invoke arbitrary code CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

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