🛡️ CVE-2022-1704 — ignition

🟠 CVSS 7.6 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-611 NVD
7.6
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

Due to an XML external entity reference, the software parses XML in the backup/restore functionality without XML security flags, which may lead to a XXE attack while restoring the backup.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs administrative privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability low.

Weakness class

CVE-2022-1704 is classified as CWE-611: XML External Entity Reference (XXE). An XML parser resolves external entities, letting a crafted document read local files or reach internal services.

Affected software

CVE-2022-1704 is recorded against 1 package.

  • ignition (from 8.1.0 up to 8.1.8)

Timeline and source

Published on 5 August 2022 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

www.cisa.gov
www.cisa.gov

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 7.6
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
CWE CWE-611
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2022-08-05
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-06-17
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
ignition 8.1.0 8.1.8

References

Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-207-01
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-207-01

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