CVE-2022-50899

Geonetwork 4.2.0 - XML External Entity (XXE)

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 13, 2026 at 10:51 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:24 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsGeonetworkOpensource

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

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

3.10 ≤ v ≤ 4.2.03.10.0 ≤ v ≤ 4.2.0
3.10 ≤ v ≤ 4.2.03.10

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-611

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