CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-1000644

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Aug 20, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
10
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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

Eclipse RDF4j version < 2.4.0 Milestone 2 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in RDF4j XML parser parsing RDF files that can result in the disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, server side request forgery, port scanning. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted RDF 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
Rdf4j Eclipse * 2.4.0 (excluding)
Rdf4j Eclipse 2.4.0 (including) 2.4.0 (including)
Rdf4j Eclipse 2.4.0-m1 (including) 2.4.0-m1 (including)
Rdf4j Eclipse 2.4.0-m2 (including) 2.4.0-m2 (including)

Potential Mitigations

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