CVE-2018-1000632
Published: 20 August 2018
dom4j version prior to version 2.1.1 contains a CWE-91: XML Injection vulnerability in Class: Element. Methods: addElement, addAttribute that can result in an attacker tampering with XML documents through XML injection. This attack appear to be exploitable via an attacker specifying attributes or elements in the XML document. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.1.1 or later.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
dom4j Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(2.1.1)
|
| bionic |
Needed
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(1.6.1+dfsg.3-2ubuntu1.2)
|
|
| cosmic |
Released
(2.1.1-1)
|
|
| disco |
Released
(2.1.1-1)
|
|
| eoan |
Released
(2.1.1-1)
|
|
| focal |
Released
(2.1.1-1)
|
|
| impish |
Released
(2.1.1-1)
|
|
| groovy |
Released
(2.1.1-1)
|
|
| jammy |
Released
(2.1.1-1)
|
|
| kinetic |
Released
(2.1.1-1)
|
|
| trusty |
Needs triage
|
|
| hirsute |
Released
(2.1.1-1)
|
|
| lunar |
Released
(2.1.1-1)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000632
- https://github.com/dom4j/dom4j/commit/e598eb43d418744c4dbf62f647dd2381c9ce9387
- https://github.com/dom4j/dom4j/issues/48
- https://ihacktoprotect.com/post/dom4j-xml-injection/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4619-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian