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CVE-2019-9843

Published: Mar 15, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-611
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.5%
Top 28.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

In DiffPlug Spotless before 1.20.0 (library and Maven plugin) and before 3.20.0 (Gradle plugin), the XML parser would resolve external entities over both HTTP and HTTPS and didn't respect the resolveExternalEntities setting. For example, this allows disclosure of file contents to a MITM attacker if a victim performs a spotlessApply operation on an untrusted XML file.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-611

Affected Products

diffplug
commercial
gradleOn-prem
DevTools & CI / ide-editor
mavenOn-prem
DevTools & CI / ide-editor
Maven
package-ecosystem
com.diffplug.spotless:spotless-plugin-gradle
OSS Libraries
com.diffplug.spotless:spotless-maven-plugin
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/blob/master/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md#version-3200---march-11th-2018-javadoc-jcenter
github.com
https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/blob/master/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md#version-1200---march-14th-2018-javadoc-jcenter
github.com
https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/358
github.com
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