Red Hat Virtualization Manager update for FasterXML jackson-databind

1) XML External Entity injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU48979

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25649

CWE-ID: CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify information on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and modify information on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Virtualization Manager: 4.4 - 8

vdsm-jsonrpc-java (Red Hat package): before 1.6.0-1.el8ev

rhvm-branding-rhv (Red Hat package): before 4.4.7-1.el8ev

rhv-log-collector-analyzer (Red Hat package): before 1.0.6-1.el8ev

ovirt-web-ui (Red Hat package): before 1.6.6-1.el8ev

ovirt-engine-dwh (Red Hat package): before 4.4.4.2-1.el8ev

ovirt-engine (Red Hat package): before 4.4.4.5-0.10.el8ev

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0381

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.