CVE-2018-1285

Published: 11 May 2020

Apache log4net versions before 2.0.10 do not disable XML external entities when parsing log4net configuration files. This allows for XXE-based attacks in applications that accept attacker-controlled log4net configuration files.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
log4net Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Released (1.2.10+dfsg-7ubuntu0.18.04.1)
	focal	Released (1.2.10+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.1)
	hirsute	Ignored (end of life)
	xenial	Released (1.2.10+dfsg-7ubuntu0.16.04.1)
	kinetic	Ignored (end of life, was needed)
	jammy	Needed
	lunar	Not vulnerable (1.2.10+dfsg-8)
	eoan	Ignored (end of life)
	groovy	Released (1.2.10+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.10.1)
	impish	Ignored (end of life)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (1.2.10+dfsg-6+deb8u1)
	mantic	Not vulnerable (1.2.10+dfsg-8)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	9.8
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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