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CVE-2018-11788

Published: Jan 7, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-611
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
7.5%
Top 6.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Apache Karaf provides a features deployer, which allows users to "hot deploy" a features XML by dropping the file directly in the deploy folder. The features XML is parsed by XMLInputFactory class. Apache Karaf XMLInputFactory class doesn't contain any mitigation codes against XXE. This is a potential security risk as an user can inject external XML entities in Apache Karaf version prior to 4.1.7 or 4.2.2. It has been fixed in Apache Karaf 4.1.7 and 4.2.2 releases.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-611

Affected Products

Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
KarafOn-premDev Tool
DevTools & CI / ide-editor
Apache KarafLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
apache
oss-project·USaka apache http server, apache httpd
karafLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.karaf.specs:org.apache.karaf.specs.java.xml
OSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-11788
access.redhat.com
http://karaf.apache.org/security/cve-2018-11788.txt
karaf.apache.org
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11788
nvd.nist.gov
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