CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-18737

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Oct 29, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

An XXE issue was discovered in Douchat 4.0.4 because Datanotify.php calls simplexml_load_string. This can also be used for SSRF.

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
Douchat Douchat 4.0.4 (including) 4.0.4 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References