7.5high
CVE-2017-14949
Restlet Framework allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via a crafted REST API HTTP request
Also known as GHSA-cvj4-g3gx-8vqq
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.4%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Restlet Framework before 2.3.12 allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via a crafted REST API HTTP request that conducts an XXE attack, because only general external entities (not parameter external entities) are properly considered. This is related to XmlRepresentation, DOMRepresentation, SaxRepresentation, and JacksonRepresentation.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.41% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.restlet.jse:org.restlet | <2.3.12 | 2.3.12 |
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-2017-14949 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14949 · advisory
- github.com /restlet/restlet-framework-java/commit/fe75aff3af23b879b984db7a2b6824cee0ef0fc5 · web
- github.com /advisories/GHSA-cvj4-g3gx-8vqq · advisory
- github.com /restlet/restlet-framework-java · package
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-14949
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-cvj4-g3gx-8vqq
- NVD: CVE-2017-14949
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