CVE-2022-50899

8.7 HIGH 0.6% exploit odds No fix listed

What it is

Geonetwork 3.10 through 4.2.0 contains an XML external entity vulnerability in PDF rendering that allows attackers to retrieve arbitrary files from the server. Attackers can exploit the insecure XML parser by crafting a malicious XML document with external entity references to read system files through the baseURL parameter in PDF creation requests.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure.
Exploit odds: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2026-01-13 23:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 05:24 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published: 2026-01-13 23:15 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 05:24 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-611 · XML external entity
Record status: Analyzed

Affected

Osgeo Geonetwork ≤ 4.2.0

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 8.7

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Raw vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record