XML injection (XXE) In org.apache.taglibs:taglibs-standard-impl

Description

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) Injection. Apache Standard Taglibs before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or conduct external XML entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XSLT extension in a <x:parse> or <x:transform> JSTL XML tag

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem
Package
Affected version
Patched versions

References

1. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8a20e48acb2a40be5130df91cf9d39d8ad93181989413d4abcaa4914@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E2. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f8e0814e11c7f21f42224b6de111cb3f5e5ab5c15b78924c516d4ec2@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E3. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6c93d8ade3788dbc00f5a37238bc278e7d859f2446b885460783a16f@%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E4. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc1686f6196bb9063bf26577a21b8033c19c1a30e5a9159869c8f3d38@%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E5. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re3b72cbb13e1dfe85c4a06959a3b6ca6d939b407ecca80db12b54220@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E6. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1179e6971bc46f0f68879a9a10cc97ad4424451b0889aeef04c8077@%3Cpluto-scm.portals.apache.org%3E7. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfc2bfd99c340dafd501676693cd889c1f9f838b97bdd0776a8f5557d@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E8. https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html9. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00033.html10. http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-taglibs-user/201502.mbox/%3C82207A16-6348-4DEE-877E-F7B87292576A%40apache.org%3E11. http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130575/Apache-Standard-Taglibs-1.2.1-XXE-Remote-Command-Execution.html12. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1695.html13. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1838.html14. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1839.html15. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1840.html16. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1841.html17. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html18. http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534772/100/0/threaded19. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7280920. http://www.securitytracker.com/id/103493421. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2551-122. http://mail-archives.us.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201502.mbox/%[email protected]%3E