Medium severity6.5OSV Advisory· Published Jan 13, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-50899
CVE-2022-50899
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.
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Affected products
3(expand)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 3.10 - 4.2.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50982nvdExploitVDB Entry
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/geonetwork-xml-external-entity-xxenvdThird Party Advisory
- geonetwork-opensource.orgnvdProduct
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