XXE attack in Apache Oozie - CVE-2017-15712

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XXE attack in Apache Oozie - CVE-2017-15712

Published: February 19, 2018 / Updated: February 19, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10632
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15712
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Oozie

Detailed vulnerability description


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XXE attack.

The weakness exists due to constructing a workflow XML file containing XML directives. A remote attacker can obtain private files on the server process.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-15712

Update to version 4.3.1 or later.

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