CVE-2018-1000632 – org.dom4j:dom4j

Package

Manager: maven
Name: org.dom4j:dom4j
Vulnerable Version: >=2.0.0 <2.0.3 || >=2.1.0 <2.1.1

Severity

Level: High

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

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

EPSS: 0.00997 pctl0.76103

Details

Dom4j contains a XML Injection vulnerability dom4j version prior to version 2.1.1 contains a CWE-91: XML Injection vulnerability in Class: Element. Methods: addElement, addAttribute that can result in an attacker tampering with XML documents through XML injection. This attack appear to be exploitable via an attacker specifying attributes or elements in the XML document. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.1.1 or later. Note: This advisory applies to `dom4j:dom4j` version 1.x legacy artifacts. To resolve this a change to the latest version of `org.dom4j:dom4j` is recommended.

Metadata

Created: 2018-10-16T17:01:25Z
Modified: 2022-04-26T18:43:56Z
Source: MANUAL
CWE IDs: ["CWE-91"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-6pcc-3rfx-4gpm
Finding: F083
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