CVE-2021-23901 – org.apache.nutch:nutch

Package

Manager: maven
Name: org.apache.nutch:nutch
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <1.18

Severity

Level: Critical

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.01068 pctl0.76875

Details

XML external entity (XXE) injection in Apache Nutch An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability was discovered in the Nutch DmozParser and is known to affect Nutch versions < 1.18. XML external entity injection (also known as XXE) is a web security vulnerability that allows an attacker to interfere with an application's processing of XML data. It often allows an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem, and to interact with any back-end or external systems that the application itself can access. This issue is fixed in Apache Nutch 1.18.

Metadata

Created: 2022-03-18T17:46:29Z
Modified: 2022-03-18T17:46:29Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/03/GHSA-fxhp-wrw9-3r97/GHSA-fxhp-wrw9-3r97.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-611"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-fxhp-wrw9-3r97
Finding: F083
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