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GHSA-vq9j-jh62-5hmp

HighCVSS 7.4 / 10
Published Oct 16, 2018·Last modified Feb 20, 2024
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Description: The Validation Component of Apache Camel evaluates DTD headers of XML stream sources, although a validation against XML schemas (XSD) is executed. Remote attackers can use this feature to make Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks by sending XML documents with remote DTDs URLs or XML External Entities (XXE). The vulnerability is not given for SAX or StAX sources.

Mitigation: 2.17.x users should upgrade to 2.17.6, 2.18.x users should upgrade to 2.18.3.

The JIRA tickets https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-10894 refers to the various commits that resolved the issue, and have more details.

Risk Scores
Base Score
7.4

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. The attacker needs the user to perform some action, like clicking a link. The vulnerability can affect other systems as well, not just the initial system. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data.

Threat Intelligence
6.8

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
4.89%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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