CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-9116

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Mar 29, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
9.1
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

An XXE vulnerability within WireMock before 2.16.0 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to access local files and internal resources and potentially cause a Denial of Service.

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
Wiremock Wiremock * 2.16.0 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References