Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-33208

High

Published: 30 March 2022

Published
30 March 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0094 76.7th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-33208 is a high-severity Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611) vulnerability in Softwareag Mashzone Nextgen. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 23.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The "Register an Ehcache Configuration File" admin feature in MashZone NextGen through 10.7 GA allows XXE attacks via a malicious XML configuration file.

CWE(s)
CWE-611

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

softwareag
mashzone nextgen
≤ 10.7

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-611

Penetration testing includes XML external entity payloads, detecting XXE vulnerabilities and enabling their mitigation.

SI-4 System Monitoring
addresses: CWE-611

Identifies XML external entity processing via monitoring of unusual file/network access or resource usage.

References