SB20180209 - XXE attack in Apache jUDDI
Published: February 9, 2018 Updated: March 13, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB20180209
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) XXE attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1307)
CWE-ID: CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to conduct XXE attack.
The weakness exists due to insufficient XXE protections when using the WADL2Java or WSDL2Java classes. A remote attacker can send an XML document that includes a specially crafted Document Type Definition (DTD), gain access to arbitrary data and execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.