How severe is CVE-2022-21949?

CVE-2022-21949 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.8, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2022-21949 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (75th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2022-21949?

CVE-2022-21949 affects Opensuse Open Build Service. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2022-21949?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

When was CVE-2022-21949 published?

CVE-2022-21949 was published on 2022-05-03 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2022-21949

CVE-2022-21949 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Open Build Service with a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-611.

Key facts

Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 8.8)
CVSS v2: 9.0
EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (75th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-611
Affected product: Opensuse Open Build Service
Published: 2022-05-03
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in SUSE Open Build Service allows remote attackers to reference external entities in certain operations. This can be used to gain information from the server that can be abused to escalate to Admin privileges on OBS. This issue affects: SUSE Open Build Service Open Build Service versions prior to 2.10.13.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21949?: A Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in SUSE Open Build Service allows remote attackers to reference external entities in certain operations. This can be used to gain information from the server that can be abused to escalate to Admin privileges on OBS. This issue affects: SUSE Open Build Service Open Build Service versions prior to 2.10.13.
How severe is CVE-2022-21949?: CVE-2022-21949 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.8, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2022-21949 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (75th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2022-21949?: CVE-2022-21949 affects Opensuse Open Build Service. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2022-21949?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
When was CVE-2022-21949 published?: CVE-2022-21949 was published on 2022-05-03 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1197928

Affected products (1)

cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:open_build_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

More vulnerabilities in Opensuse Open Build Service

CVE-2014-0594 — High (CVSS 8.8): In the Open Build Service (OBS) before version 2.4.6 the CSRF protection is incorrectly disabled in the web interface,…
CVE-2013-3703 — High (CVSS 8.8): The controller of the Open Build Service API prior to version 2.4.4 is missing a write permission check, allowing an…
CVE-2021-36777 — High (CVSS 8.1): A Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision vulnerability in the login proxy of the openSUSE Build service…
CVE-2011-3178 — High (CVSS 8.1): In the web ui of the openbuildservice before 2.3.0 a code injection of the project rebuildtimes statistics could be…
CVE-2014-0593 — High (CVSS 7.8): The set_version script as shipped with obs-service-set_version is a source validator for the Open Build Service (OBS).…
CVE-2011-4181 — High (CVSS 7.5): A vulnerability in open build service allows remote attackers to gain access to source files even though source access…

All CVEs affecting Opensuse Open Build Service →

Other CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)) vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-22486 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler 9.4, 9.5, and 10.1 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when…
CVE-2019-14678 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): SAS XML Mapper 9.45 has an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability that can be leveraged by malicious attackers in…
CVE-2015-9280 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): MailEnable before 8.60 allows XXE via an XML document in the request.aspx Options parameter.
CVE-2018-1000838 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): autopsy version <= 4.9.0 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in CaseMetadata XML Parser that can result…
CVE-2018-1000837 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): UML Designer version <= 8.0.0 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in XML parser for plugins that can…
CVE-2018-1000835 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): KeePassDX version <= 2.5.0.0beta17 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in kdbx file parser that can…

Browse all CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)) vulnerabilities →