CVE-2022-37189 json
MEI2Volpiano is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE), leading to a Denial of Service (DoS)
published 2022-09-07 4 y ago modified 2026-07-07 4 mo ago also GHSA-6xm7-3cc5-47f9 , PYSEC-2026-847 , EUVD-2022-6725
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.4%
- EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
DDMAL MEI2Volpiano 0.8.2 is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE), leading to a Denial of Service. This occurs due to the usage of the unsafe 'xml.etree' library to parse untrusted XML input.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
1.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | mei2volpiano | <=0.8.2 |
no fix listed |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
References
-
github.com
/DDMAL/MEI2Volpiano/blob/987b70fff991235e682405f901388af0f414eaa8/mei2volpiano/mei2volpiano.py#L59
web, patch, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/DDMAL/MEI2Volpiano/
product, third-party-advisory
-
docs.python.org
/3/library/xml.html#xml-vulnerabilities
web, third-party-advisory
-
pyup.io
/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-37189/50928/
third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37189
advisory
-
github.com
/DDMAL/MEI2Volpiano
web
-
pyup.io
/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-37189/50928
web
-
pypi.org
/project/mei2volpiano
package
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-6xm7-3cc5-47f9
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-37189
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-6xm7-3cc5-47f9
- NVD CVE-2022-37189
- OSV PYSEC-2026-847
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