CVE-2017-7545 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Severity

40%

Complexity

80%

Confidentiality

48%

It was discovered that the XmlUtils class in jbpmmigration 6.5 performed expansion of external parameter entities while parsing XML files. A remote attacker could use this flaw to read files accessible to the user running the application server and, potentially, perform other more advanced XML eXternal Entity (XXE) attacks.

It was discovered that the XmlUtils class in jbpmmigration 6.5 performed expansion of external parameter entities while parsing XML files. A remote attacker could use this flaw to read files accessible to the user running the application server and, potentially, perform other more advanced XML eXternal Entity (XXE) attacks.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N).

Overview

Type

Red Hat

First reported 6 years ago

2018-07-26 15:29:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-10-09 23:29:00

Affected Software

Red Hat Decision Manager 7.0

7.0

Red Hat JBoss BPM 6.4

6.4

Red Hat jBPM 6.5

6.5

References

102179

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

RHSA-2017:3354

Vendor Advisory

RHSA-2017:3355

Vendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7545

Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory

https://github.com/kiegroup/jbpm-designer/commit/a143f3b92a6a5a527d929d68c02a0c5d914ab81d

Patch, Third Party Advisory

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