CVE-2018-11788

Published: Jan 7, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-611

9.8CRITICAL

NVD MITRE

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

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

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2 techniques

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-11788

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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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