CVE-2017-12620 (GCVE-0-2017-12620)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-10-02 14:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 19:15
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Summary
When loading models or dictionaries that contain XML it is possible to perform an XXE attack, since Apache OpenNLP is a library, this only affects applications that load models or dictionaries from untrusted sources. The versions 1.5.0 to 1.5.3, 1.6.0, 1.7.0 to 1.7.2, 1.8.0 to 1.8.1 of Apache OpenNLP are affected.
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No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • Information Disclosure
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Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenNLP Affected: 1.5.0 to 1.5.3
Affected: 1.6.0
Affected: 1.7.0 to 1.7.2
Affected: 1.8.0 to 1.8.1
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2017-10-02 00:00
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