#VU61721 XML External Entity injection in jdom - CVE-2021-33813

Vulnerability identifier: #VU61721

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33813

CWE-ID: CWE-611

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
jdom
Web applications / JS libraries

Vendor: Jason Hunter

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input within the SAXBuilder. 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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

jdom: 1.1.1 - 2.0.6

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External links
https://github.com/hunterhacker/jdom/pull/188
https://github.com/hunterhacker/jdom/releases
https://alephsecurity.com/vulns/aleph-2021003
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00026.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbc075a4ac85e7a8e47420b7383f16ffa0af3b792b8423584735f369f@%3Cissues.solr.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9974f64723875052e02787b2a5eda689ac5247c71b827d455e5dc9a6@%3Cissues.solr.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r89b3800cfabb1e773e49425e5d4239c28a659839a2eca6af3431482e@%3Cissues.solr.apache.org%3E
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00012.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb7a93e40ebeb1e0068cde0bf3834dcab46bb1ef06d6424db48ed9fd@%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5674106135bb1a6ef57483f4c63a9c44bca85d0e2a8a05895a8f1d89@%3Cissues.solr.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r845e987b7cd8efe610284958e997b84583f5a98d3394adc09e3482fe@%3Cissues.solr.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6db397ae7281ead825338200d1f62d2827585a70797cc9ac0c4bd23f@%3Cissues.solr.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r21c406c7ed88fe340db7dbae75e58355159e6c324037c7d5547bf40b@%3Cissues.solr.apache.org%3E
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EWFVYTHGILOQXUA7U3SPOERQXL7OPSZG/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AH46QHE5GIMT6BL6C3GDTOYF27JYILXM/

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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.