CVE-2016-8739 (GCVE-0-2016-8739)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-08-10 18:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:51
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The JAX-RS module in Apache CXF prior to 3.0.12 and 3.1.x prior to 3.1.9 provides a number of Atom JAX-RS MessageBodyReaders. These readers use Apache Abdera Parser which expands XML entities by default which represents a major XXE risk.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- XXE risk
Assigner
References
10 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97579 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037544 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CV… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc7742781358… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984e… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382ba… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf399… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache CXF |
Affected:
prior to 3.0.12
Affected: 3.1.x prior to 3.1.9 |
guessed |
Date Public
2016-12-19 00:00
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