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CVE-2022-40705

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-40705 is an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE) vulnerability in the RPCRouterServlet of Apache SOAP, affecting version 2.2 and later. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files from the server over HTTP. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, posing a significant risk of data confidentiality compromise. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, it's crucial to note that this vulnerability affects an end-of-life product.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:soap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0144 is in the 52nd percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-jq8c-j47c-vvwmhigh

Apache SOAP's RPCRouterServlet allows reading of arbitrary files over HTTP

Sep 23, 2022

References

lists.apache.org / thread/02yo04w93rdjmllz4454lvodn5xzhwhl
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2022/09/22/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory