CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-12620

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Oct 03, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

When loading models or dictionaries that contain XML it is possible to perform an XXE attack, since Apache OpenNLP is a library, this only affects applications that load models or dictionaries from untrusted sources. The versions 1.5.0 to 1.5.3, 1.6.0, 1.7.0 to 1.7.2, 1.8.0 to 1.8.1 of Apache OpenNLP are affected.

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
Opennlp Apache 1.5.0 (including) 1.5.0 (including)
Opennlp Apache 1.5.1 (including) 1.5.1 (including)
Opennlp Apache 1.5.2 (including) 1.5.2 (including)
Opennlp Apache 1.5.3 (including) 1.5.3 (including)
Opennlp Apache 1.6.0 (including) 1.6.0 (including)
Opennlp Apache 1.7.0 (including) 1.7.0 (including)
Opennlp Apache 1.7.1 (including) 1.7.1 (including)
Opennlp Apache 1.7.2 (including) 1.7.2 (including)
Opennlp Apache 1.8.0 (including) 1.8.0 (including)
Opennlp Apache 1.8.1 (including) 1.8.1 (including)

Potential Mitigations

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