CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-2815

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: May 15, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
8.1
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

An exploitable XML entity injection vulnerability exists in OpenFire User Import Export Plugin 2.6.0. A specially crafted web request can cause the retrieval of arbitrary files or denial of service. An authenticated attacker can send a crafted web request to trigger this vulnerability.

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
User_import_export Igniterealtime 2.6.0 (including) 2.6.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References