Vulnerability identifier: #VU14164

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8027

CWE-ID: CWE-611

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Apache Camel
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XXE attack.

The weakness exists due to improper handling of XML external entity (XXE) declarations by the XSD validation processor. A remote attacker can trick the victim victim into opening a specially crafted XML content to read arbitrary files.

Mitigation
The vulnerability is addressed in the versions 2.20.4, 2.21.1.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Camel: 2.21.0, 2.20.0 - 2.20.3

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External links
http://camel.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2018-8027.txt.asc

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.