7.5high

CVE-2017-14868

Restlet Framework Ja-rs extension is vulnerable to XXE when using SimpleXMLProvider

Also known as GHSA-2mp8-qvqm-3xwq

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.5%
percentile 85%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Restlet Framework before 2.3.11, when using SimpleXMLProvider, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via an XXE attack in a REST API HTTP request. This affects use of the Jax-rs extension.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.52% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
mavenorg.restlet.jse:org.restlet.ext.jaxrs
<2.3.11
2.3.11

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

  • github.com /restlet/restlet-framework-java/wiki/XEE-security-enhancements · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lgtm.com /blog/restlet_CVE-2017-14868 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • github.com /restlet/restlet-framework-java/issues/1286 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14868 · advisory
  • github.com /advisories/GHSA-2mp8-qvqm-3xwq · advisory
  • github.com /restlet/restlet-framework-java · package

Sources

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