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CVE-2019-13990

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Jul 26, 2019 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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
8.1 IMPORTANT
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13990
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html

initDocumentParser in xml/XMLSchedulingDataProcessor.java in Terracotta Quartz Scheduler through 2.3.0 allows XXE attacks via a job description.

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

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
QuartzSoftwareag*2.3.2 (excluding)
Red Hat Decision Manager 7RedHatquartz*
Red Hat Fuse 7.8.0RedHatquartz*
Red Hat Process Automation 7RedHatquartz*
Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4RedHatrhvm-dependencies-0:4.4.0-1.el8ev*
Libquartz-javaUbuntubionic*
Libquartz-javaUbuntudisco*
Libquartz-javaUbuntueoan*
Libquartz-javaUbuntufocal*
Libquartz-javaUbuntugroovy*
Libquartz-javaUbuntuhirsute*
Libquartz-javaUbuntuimpish*
Libquartz-javaUbuntukinetic*
Libquartz-javaUbuntulunar*
Libquartz-javaUbuntumantic*
Libquartz-javaUbuntuoracular*
Libquartz-javaUbuntuplucky*
Libquartz-javaUbuntutrusty*
Libquartz-javaUbuntuxenial*
Libquartz2-javaUbuntubionic*
Libquartz2-javaUbuntudisco*
Libquartz2-javaUbuntueoan*
Libquartz2-javaUbuntufocal*
Libquartz2-javaUbuntutrusty*

Potential Mitigations

References

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