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CVE-2018-11796

In Apache Tika 1.19 (CVE-2018-11761), we added an entity expansion limit for XML parsing. However, Tika reuses SAXParsers and calls reset() after each parse, which, for Xerces2 parsers, as per the ...

Published: Oct 9, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-611
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
6.9%
Top 6.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Apache Tika is vulnerable to entity expansions which can lead to a denial of service attack

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-611

Affected Products

org.apache.tika:tika-coreMavenOSS Libraries
Apache TikaApache Software Foundation
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
tikaapache
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Initial Access
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11796
nvd.nist.gov
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3892
access.redhat.com
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h8q5-g2cj-qr5h
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Oct 9, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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