CVE-2022-0219
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in skylot/jadx
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in GitHub repository skylot/jadx prior to 1.3.2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in skylot/jadx
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in GitHub repository skylot/jadx prior to 1.3.2.
- Record
CVE-2022-0219- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0685
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in GitHub repository skylot/jadx prior to 1.3.2.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0685- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r8j4-96mx-rjcc
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in skylot/jadx
skylot/jadx prior to 1.3.2 is vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entities when a user is tricked into exporting a malicious APK file (via the -e option) containing a crafted AndroidManifest.xml / strings.xml to gradle, leading to possible local file disclosure.
- Record
GHSA-r8j4-96mx-rjcc- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in GitHub repository skylot/jadx prior to 1.3.2.
- Record
CVE-2022-0219- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in skylot/jadx
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in GitHub repository skylot/jadx prior to 1.3.2.
- Record
CVE-2022-0219- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-r8j4-96mx-rjcc
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in skylot/jadx
skylot/jadx prior to 1.3.2 is vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entities when a user is tricked into exporting a malicious APK file (via the -e option) containing a crafted AndroidManifest.xml / strings.xml to gradle, leading to possible local file disclosure.
- Record
GHSA-r8j4-96mx-rjcc- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
io.github.skylot:jadx-coreMaven |
before 1.3.2 | 1.3.2 |
io.github.skylot:jadx-coreMaven |
before 1.3.2, plus listed versions 1.3.1 |
1.3.2 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | Haxatron/CVE-2022-0219 | 2022-01-20 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-0219 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Jadx Project Jadx, published January 20, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.05%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in io.github.skylot:jadx-core 1.3.2.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/0d093863-29e8-4dd7-a885-64f76d50bf5e
github.com/skylot/jadx/commit/d22db30166e7cb369d72be41382bb63ac8b81c52
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0219