CVE-2022-42307

Description

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup through 10.0.0.1 and related Veritas products. The NetBackup Primary server is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) Injection attack through the DiscoveryService service.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory veritas.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS22-012#M2 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-42307?
CVE-2022-42307 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-42307?
To fix CVE-2022-42307, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-42307 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-42307 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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