CVE-2022-27193: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

March 16, 2022 (updated March 21, 2022)

CVRF-CSAF-Converter before 1.0.0-rc2 resolves XML External Entities (XXE). This leads to the inclusion of arbitrary (local) file content into the generated output document. An attacker can exploit this to disclose information from the system running the converter.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-m8gq-83gh-v42v
github.com/csaf-tools/CVRF-CSAF-Converter/releases/tag/1.0.0-rc2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27193

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