CVE-2022-37189

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—

7.5

DDMAL MEI2Volpiano 0.8.2 is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE), leading to a Denial of Service. This occurs due to the usage of the unsafe 'xml.etree' library to parse untrusted XML input.

CVSS v3: 7.5
EG Score: 7.5(medium)
EPSS: 62.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

September 7, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (8)

cve@mitrehttps://docs.python.org/3/library/xml.html#xml-vulnerabilities
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/DDMAL/MEI2Volpiano/
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/DDMAL/MEI2Volpiano/blob/987b70fff991235e682405f901388af0f414eaa8/mei2volpiano/mei2volpiano.py#L59
cve@mitrehttps://pyup.io/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-37189/50928/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.python.org/3/library/xml.html#xml-vulnerabilities
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/DDMAL/MEI2Volpiano/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/DDMAL/MEI2Volpiano/blob/987b70fff991235e682405f901388af0f414eaa8/mei2volpiano/mei2volpiano.py#L59
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://pyup.io/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-37189/50928/

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
pip	mei2volpiano	—	ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

PyPI(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
mei2volpiano	0.1.0 ... 0.8.2 (9 versions)	—	—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-37189?

CVE-2022-37189 is a high vulnerability published on September 7, 2022. DDMAL MEI2Volpiano 0.8.2 is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE), leading to a Denial of Service. This occurs due to the usage of the unsafe 'xml.etree' library to parse untrusted XML input.

When was CVE-2022-37189 disclosed?

CVE-2022-37189 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 7, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-37189 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-37189 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 62.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-37189?

CVE-2022-37189 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-37189?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-37189, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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