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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CVE-2019-0188

High
7.5/10

Summary

Apache Camel 2.10.x before 2.24.0 contains an XML external entity injection (XXE) vulnerability due to using an outdated vulnerable JSON-lib library. This affects only the camel-xmljson component, which was removed.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
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  • HIGH
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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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  • Published