XXE attack in mxGraph - CVE-2017-18197
Published: March 7, 2018 / Updated: March 7, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10866
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18197
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform XXE attack.
The vulnerability exists in the mxGraphViewImageReader.java due to insufficient security restrictions. A remote attacker can add or modify specially crafted XML data, modify digital signatures of user attribute data and impersonate a user or obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists in the mxGraphViewImageReader.java due to insufficient security restrictions. A remote attacker can add or modify specially crafted XML data, modify digital signatures of user attribute data and impersonate a user or obtain potentially sensitive information.
Affected software
mxGraph
Fedora
jgraphx
Fedora
jgraphx
How to mitigate CVE-2017-18197
Update to version 3.7.6.
jgraphx - addressed in versions 3.6.0.0-3.fc26, 3.6.0.0-4.fc27, 3.6.0.0-6.fc28