GHSA-x6rc-54xp-ccxx CVE-2015-3208
Withdrawn Advisory: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache ActiveMQ
- Severity
- 9.8 / 10
- Critical · CVSS 3.0
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- —
- No score published
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
- Fix
2.23.1- Upgrade org.apache.activemq:activemq-client to this version or later
Description
Withdrawn Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because further investgation revealed that this is not a security issue. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original Description
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the XPath selector component in Artemis ActiveMQ before commit 48d9951d879e0c8cbb59d4b64ab59d53ef88310d allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
Affected versions
Maven
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.apache.activemq:activemq-client | < 2.23.1 |
2.23.1 |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
org.apache.activemq:activemq-client Maven → 2.23.1
- maven
<dependency><groupId>org.apache.activemq</groupId><artifactId>activemq-client</artifactId><version>2.23.1</version></dependency>- gradle
implementation("org.apache.activemq:activemq-client:2.23.1")
Severity breakdown
CVSS 3.0 9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Weakness
CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.
How to prevent it
- Implementation, System Configuration: Many XML parsers and validators can be configured to disable external entity expansion.
References
Advisories
Other links
Timeline
- Published
- Withdrawn
- Last updated by the source
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|---|---|---|
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