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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2022-1700 Detail

Description

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability in the Policy Engine of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP), which is also leveraged by Forcepoint One Endpoint (F1E), Web Security Content Gateway, Email Security with DLP enabled, and Cloud Security Gateway prior to June 20, 2022. The XML parser in the Policy Engine was found to be improperly configured to support external entities and external DTD (Document Type Definitions), which can lead to an XXE attack. This issue affects: Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP) versions prior to 8.8.2. Forcepoint One Endpoint (F1E) with Policy Engine versions prior to 8.8.2. Forcepoint Web Security Content Gateway versions prior to 8.5.5. Forcepoint Email Security with DLP enabled versions prior to 8.5.5. Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway prior to June 20, 2022.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  9.8 CRITICAL
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  Forcepoint
Base Score:  7.5 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Hyperlink Resource
https://help.forcepoint.com/security/CVE/CVE-2022-1700.html Mitigation  Vendor Advisory 
https://help.forcepoint.com/security/CVE/CVE-2022-1700.html Mitigation  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference cwe source acceptance level NIST   Forcepoint  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:cloud_security_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (excluding)
2022-06-20
 cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:data_loss_prevention:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (excluding)
8.8.2
 cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:email_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (excluding)
8.5.5
 cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:one_endpoint_with_policy_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (excluding)
8.8.2
 cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:web_security_content_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (excluding)
8.5.5

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-1700
NVD Published Date:
09/12/2022
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
Forcepoint