XML External Entity Expansion Vulnerability in Apache UIMA Products
CVE-2017-15691

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Apache
Status
Apache Uima
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 April 2018

Summary

This vulnerability in Apache UIMA products pertains to an XML external entity expansion (XXE) weakness present in their XML parsers. Prior to designated versions, UIMA's capability to process XML from various sources may lead to unintentional disclosure of local files or sensitive internal data. Attackers could exploit this vulnerability by introducing malicious XML content, which could enable unauthorized access to system files and internal resources, posing a serious security risk.

Affected Version(s)

Apache UIMA uimaj prior to 2.10.2

Apache UIMA uimaj 3.0.0-xxx prior to 3.0.0-beta

Apache UIMA uima-as prior to 2.10.2

References

https://uima.apache.org/security_report#CVE-2017-15691
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/00407c65738e625a8cc9...
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1545
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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