CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-14940

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Jun 23, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/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
MEDIUM

An issue was discovered in io/gpx/GPXDocumentReader.java in TuxGuitar 1.5.4. It uses misconfigured XML parsers, leading to XXE while loading GP6 (.gpx) and GP7 (.gp) tablature files.

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
Tuxguitar Herac 1.5.4 (including) 1.5.4 (including)
Tuxguitar Ubuntu bionic *
Tuxguitar Ubuntu eoan *
Tuxguitar Ubuntu focal *
Tuxguitar Ubuntu groovy *
Tuxguitar Ubuntu hirsute *
Tuxguitar Ubuntu impish *
Tuxguitar Ubuntu kinetic *
Tuxguitar Ubuntu lunar *
Tuxguitar Ubuntu mantic *
Tuxguitar Ubuntu oracular *
Tuxguitar Ubuntu trusty *
Tuxguitar Ubuntu xenial *

Potential Mitigations

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