CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-1000639

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Aug 20, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
9.6
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

LatexDraw version <=4.0 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in SVG parsing functionality that can result in disclosure of data, server side request forgery, port scanning, possible rce. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted SVG file.

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
Latexdraw Latexdraw_project * 3.3.9 (including)
Latexdraw Latexdraw_project 4.0-beta1 (including) 4.0-beta1 (including)
Latexdraw Latexdraw_project 4.0-beta2 (including) 4.0-beta2 (including)
Latexdraw Ubuntu bionic *
Latexdraw Ubuntu cosmic *
Latexdraw Ubuntu disco *
Latexdraw Ubuntu eoan *
Latexdraw Ubuntu focal *
Latexdraw Ubuntu groovy *
Latexdraw Ubuntu hirsute *
Latexdraw Ubuntu impish *
Latexdraw Ubuntu kinetic *
Latexdraw Ubuntu lunar *
Latexdraw Ubuntu mantic *
Latexdraw Ubuntu oracular *
Latexdraw Ubuntu trusty *
Latexdraw Ubuntu upstream *
Latexdraw Ubuntu xenial *

Potential Mitigations

References