CVE-2020-10683
Publication date 1 May 2020
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
dom4j before 2.0.3 and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 allows external DTDs and External Entities by default, which might enable XXE attacks. However, there is popular external documentation from OWASP showing how to enable the safe, non-default behavior in any application that uses dom4j.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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dom4j | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
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20.04 LTS focal |
Vulnerable
|
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Vulnerable
|
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1.6.1+dfsg.3-2ubuntu1.1
|
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
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Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 9.8 · Critical |
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 |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4575-1
- dom4j vulnerability
- 13 October 2020