XXE in Red Hat AMQ Streams



Published: 2021-04-21 | Updated: 2022-04-21
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-25649
CWE-ID CWE-611
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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AMQ Streams
Server applications / Application servers

Vendor Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

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

AMQ Streams: 1.0.0 - 1.6.0

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1260


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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