CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-23418

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Jul 29, 2021 | 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
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

The package glances before 3.2.1 are vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) Injection via the use of Fault to parse untrusted XML data, which is known to be vulnerable to XML attacks.

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
Glances Glances_project * 3.2.1 (excluding)
Glances Ubuntu bionic *
Glances Ubuntu esm-apps/bionic *
Glances Ubuntu esm-apps/focal *
Glances Ubuntu esm-apps/xenial *
Glances Ubuntu focal *
Glances Ubuntu hirsute *
Glances Ubuntu impish *
Glances Ubuntu trusty *
Glances Ubuntu upstream *
Glances Ubuntu xenial *

Potential Mitigations

References