CVE-2022-25236 (GCVE-0-2022-25236)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-02-16 00:39 – Updated: 2025-05-05 16:23
VLAI
Summary
xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5 allows attackers to insert namespace-separator characters into namespace URIs.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-23 13:27 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-668 - Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
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