SB2019080104 - XXE in Terracotta Quartz Scheduler
Published: August 1, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019080104
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
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-2019-13990)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct an XML External Entity (XXE) attack on a targeted system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input in the "initDocumentParser" function in the "xml/XMLSchedulingDataProcessor.java" file. A remote authenticated attacker can submit a malicious job description to the targeted system and conduct an XXE attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.