SB2017051817 - XML External Entity injection in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform



SB2017051817 - XML External Entity injection in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform

Published: May 18, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2017051817
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) XML External Entity injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7503)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

It was found that the Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.0.5 implementation of javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory is vulnerable to XXE. An attacker could use this flaw to launch DoS or SSRF attacks, or read files from the server where EAP is deployed.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.