CVE-2021-44477

GE Gas Power ToolBoxST Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 25, 2022 at 06:02 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:12 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsToolboxstToolBoxST

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

GE Gas Power ToolBoxST Version v04.07.05C suffers from an XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability using the DTD parameter entities technique that could result in disclosure and retrieval of arbitrary data on the affected node via an out-of-band (OOB) attack. The vulnerability is triggered when input passed to the XML parser is not sanitized while parsing the XML project/template file.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 07.09.07c
Affected range stops below 07.09.07c, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 07.09.07C
Affected range stops below 07.09.07C, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-025-01

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHicscert
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-611

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