SB2019012402 - XXE attack in Pivotal Spring Web Services
Published: January 24, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019012402
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) XML External Entity injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3773)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to conduct XXE-attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of XML External Entities (XXEs) when parsing an XML file. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted input and obtain potentially sensitive information or cause the service to crash
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.