Vulnerability · Published Dec 24, 2022 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2022-4725AWS SDK XML Parser XpathUtils.java XpathUtils server-side request forgery

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity server-side request forgery in AWS SDK. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was found in AWS SDK 2.59.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function XpathUtils of the file aws-android-sdk-core/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/util/XpathUtils.java of the component XML Parser. The manipulation leads to server-side request forgery. Upgrading to version 2.59.1 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is c3e6d69422e1f0c80fe53f2d757b8df97619af2b. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-216737 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Maven	com.amazonaws:aws-android-sdk-mobile-client	2.59.1	GHSA-f5h9-qx38-2hgp

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	AWS SDK	2.59.0

Weakness: CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.216737 technical-description, vdb-entry
https://github.com/aws-amplify/aws-sdk-android/pull/3100 related
https://github.com/aws-amplify/aws-sdk-android/commit/c3e6d69422e1f0c80fe53f2d757b8df97619af2b mitigation, patch
https://github.com/aws-amplify/aws-sdk-android/releases/tag/release_v2.59.1 mitigation