XXE attack in Apache CXF Fediz - CVE-2018-8038
Published: July 5, 2018 / Updated: July 6, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13595
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8038
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache CXF Fediz
Apache CXF Fediz
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct XXE attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing malicious XML data. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted XML DTD data via WS-Federation request parameters and cause denial of service of the Apache CXF Fediz Identity Provider (IdP).
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8038
Update to version 1.4.4.