XXE attack in dom4j - CVE-2018-1000632
Published: August 21, 2018 / Updated: August 23, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14515
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000632
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: dom4j
Affected software:
dom4j
dom4j
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct XXE attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of elements and attribute names in XML documents. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted XML document that submits malicious input, perform XXE attack and bypass security restrictions to access and modify sensitive information on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1000632
Update to version 2.1.1.