CVE-2016-8739 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Severity

78%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

115%

The JAX-RS module in Apache CXF prior to 3.0.12 and 3.1.x prior to 3.1.9 provides a number of Atom JAX-RS MessageBodyReaders. These readers use Apache Abdera Parser which expands XML entities by default which represents a major XXE risk.

The JAX-RS module in Apache CXF prior to 3.0.12 and 3.1.x prior to 3.1.9 provides a number of Atom JAX-RS MessageBodyReaders. These readers use Apache Abdera Parser which expands XML entities by default which represents a major XXE risk.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N).

Overview

Type

Apache Software Foundation CXF

First reported 7 years ago

2017-08-10 18:29:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2018-01-05 02:31:00

Affected Software

Apache Software Foundation CXF 3.1.0

3.1.0

Apache Software Foundation CXF 3.1.1

3.1.1

Apache Software Foundation CXF 3.1.2

3.1.2

Apache Software Foundation CXF 3.1.3

3.1.3

Apache Software Foundation CXF 3.1.4

3.1.4

Apache Software Foundation CXF 3.1.5

3.1.5

Apache Software Foundation CXF 3.1.6

3.1.6

Apache Software Foundation CXF 3.1.7

3.1.7

Apache Software Foundation CXF 3.1.8

3.1.8

References

http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-8739.txt.asc

Patch, Vendor Advisory

97579

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

1037544

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

RHSA-2017:0868

[cxf-commits] 20200319 svn commit: r1058035 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-17573.txt.asc security-advisories.html

[cxf-commits] 20200116 svn commit: r1055336 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-12423.txt.asc security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-17573.txt.asc security-advisories.html

[cxf-commits] 20200401 svn commit: r1058573 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache index.html security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-1954.txt.asc security-advisories.html

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