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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2022-50899
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More InfoOfficial Page
Source-disclosure@vulncheck.com
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-13 Jan, 2026 | 23:15
Updated At-27 Feb, 2026 | 19:48

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.

CISA Catalog
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Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary4.08.7HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Primary3.16.5MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Type: Secondary
Version: 4.0
Base score: 8.7
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Type: Primary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 6.5
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CPE Matches
osgeo
osgeo
>>geonetwork>>Versions from 3.10.0(inclusive) to 4.2.0(inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:geonetwork:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-611Primarydisclosure@vulncheck.com
CWE ID: CWE-611
Type: Primary
Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com
Evaluator Description
Evaluator Impact

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Vendor Statements
References
HyperlinkSourceResource
https://geonetwork-opensource.org/disclosure@vulncheck.com
Product
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50982disclosure@vulncheck.com
Exploit
VDB Entry
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/geonetwork-xml-external-entity-xxedisclosure@vulncheck.com
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://geonetwork-opensource.org/
Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com
Resource:
Product
Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50982
Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com
Resource:
Exploit
VDB Entry
Hyperlink: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/geonetwork-xml-external-entity-xxe
Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
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