CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-1000061

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Jul 17, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.1
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
6.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Ubuntu
LOW

xmlsec 1.2.23 and before is vulnerable to XML External Entity Expansion when parsing crafted input documents, resulting in possible information disclosure or denial of service

Weakness

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Xmlsec Xmlsec_project * 1.2.23 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 RedHat xmlsec1-0:1.2.20-7.el7_4 *
Xmlsec1 Ubuntu esm-infra-legacy/trusty *
Xmlsec1 Ubuntu esm-infra/xenial *
Xmlsec1 Ubuntu trusty *
Xmlsec1 Ubuntu trusty/esm *
Xmlsec1 Ubuntu upstream *
Xmlsec1 Ubuntu xenial *
Xmlsec1 Ubuntu yakkety *
Xmlsec1 Ubuntu zesty *

Potential Mitigations

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