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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-01-13T22:51:45.416Z

Last Modified :

2026-04-07T14:06:34.276Z

Source :

VulnCheck
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-50899 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Geonetwork
  • Opensource
Geonetwork-opensource
  • Geonetwork
Osgeo
  • Geonetwork
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2022-50899.

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