CVE-2022-50899

MEDIUM SEVERITY

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Base Score

6.5 / 10

Vector String

                                        CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N                                    

Vulnerability 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.

Vulnerability Details

Published Date

January 13, 2026

Last Modified

January 14, 2026

CWE ID

CWE-611

Source

NVD

External References

https://geonetwork-opensource.org/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50982
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/geonetwork-xml-external-entity-xxe

CVE-2022-50899

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