XML External Entity injection in gradle - CVE-2023-42445
Published: December 7, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83978
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4 BT: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42445
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.
Affected software
gradle
Dell Data Protection Central
PowerProtect DP Series Appliance (IDPA)
AMQ Streams
Dell Data Protection Central
PowerProtect DP Series Appliance (IDPA)
AMQ Streams
How to mitigate CVE-2023-42445
Install updates from vendor's website.
gradle - addressed in versions 7.6.3, 8.4.0
AMQ Streams - update to 2.6.0
AMQ Streams - update to 2.6.0