XXE attack in Apache Foundation products - CVE-2017-15691
Published: May 2, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12328
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15691
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
uimaj
uima-as
uimaFIT
uimaDUCC
uimaj
uima-as
uimaFIT
uimaDUCC
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper restriction of XML External Entity (XXE) references. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted XML document that submits malicious XML entities that are parsed by the XML parser, gain access to potentially sensitive information, such as local files or other internal information.
The weakness exists due to improper restriction of XML External Entity (XXE) references. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted XML document that submits malicious XML entities that are parsed by the XML parser, gain access to potentially sensitive information, such as local files or other internal information.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-15691
Update Apache uimaj to 2.10.2 or 3.0.0-beta, Apache uima-as to 2.10.2, Apache uimaFIT to 2.4.0, Apache uimaDUCC to 2.2.2.