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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in org.eclipse.jetty.aggregate:jetty-all

Cx3718d76a-e8e1

  • org.eclipse.jetty.aggregate:jetty-all
  • org.eclipse.jetty.aggregate:jetty-all-server
  • org.eclipse.jetty.aggregate:jetty-plus
  • org.eclipse.jetty.aggregate:jetty-webapp
  • org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-xml
Low
3.9/10

Summary

The package org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-xml in versions prior to 9.4.52, 10.0.x prior to 10.0.16, 11.0.x prior to 11.0.16 and 12.0.x prior to 12.0.0.beta4 is vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference(XXE), while parsing the xml configuration files using "XmlParser". An attacker might exploit this vulnerability in order to achieve SSRF or cause a Denial of Service.

  • HIGH
  • LOCAL
  • LOW
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • LOW
  • LOW

CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Listed 4th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', XML External Entities (XXE) vulnerability allows attackers to provide an XML input that contains an external entity. When the XML is parsed, it can cause data extraction and manipulation, execution of commands, denial-of-service attacks, and server-side request forgery.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published