CVE-2022-28890 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2022-28890

Processing external DTDs

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability in the RDF/XML parser of Apache Jena allows an attacker to cause an external DTD to be retrieved. This issue affects Apache Jena version 4.4.0 and prior versions. Apache Jena 4.2.x and 4.3.x do not allow external entities.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Apache Jena would like to thank Feras Daragma, Avishag Shapira & Amit Laish (GE Digital, Cyber Security Lab) for their report.

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Affected Vendor

Apache Software Foundation

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Affected Software

Apache Jena
Vulnerable Versions:
Apache Jena

Timeline

Official Publish: May 5th, 2022
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.