XXE attack in mxGraph - CVE-2017-18197
Published: March 7, 2018 / Updated: March 7, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10866
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18197
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: JGraph
Affected software:
mxGraph
mxGraph
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-18197
Update to version 3.7.6.