CVE-2021-32754 (GCVE-0-2021-32754)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-12 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 23:33
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in de.tud.sse
Summary
FlowDroid is a data flow analysis tool. FlowDroid versions prior to 2.9.0 contained an XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability that allowed an attacker who had control over the source/sink definition file in XML format to read files from external locations. In order for this to occur, the XML-based format for sources and sinks had to be used and the attacker had to able control the source/sink definition file. The vulnerability was patched in version 2.9.0. As a workaround, do not allow untrusted entities to control the source/sink definition file.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/secure-software-engineering/Fl… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| secure-software-engineering | FlowDroid |
Affected:
< 2.9.0
|
guessed |
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