CVE-2022-41967

Name: CVE-2022-41967
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-12-28T00:15:14.953+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 0.56%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-41967 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Dragonfly is a Java runtime dependency management library. Dragonfly v0.3.0-SNAPSHOT does not configure DocumentBuilderFactory to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks. EPSS estimates a 0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Dragonfly is a Java runtime dependency management library. Dragonfly v0.3.0-SNAPSHOT does not configure DocumentBuilderFactory to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This issue is patched in 0.3.1-SNAPSHOT. As a workaround, since Dragonfly only parses XML `SNAPSHOT` versions are being resolved, this vulnerability may be avoided by not trying to resolve `SNAPSHOT` versions.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.56%

42.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Hypera	Dragonfly	0.3.0-snapshot

References

https://github.com/HyperaDev/Dragonfly/commit/9661375e1135127ca6cdb5712e978bec33cc06b3Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/HyperaDev/Dragonfly/security/advisories/GHSA-6x3m-96qp-mmxvPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/HyperaDev/Dragonfly/commit/9661375e1135127ca6cdb5712e978bec33cc06b3Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/HyperaDev/Dragonfly/security/advisories/GHSA-6x3m-96qp-mmxvPatch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 28, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-41967?

How severe is CVE-2022-41967?

CVE-2022-41967 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-41967?

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Source: NVD / NIST