XML External Entity Vulnerability in Apache PDFBox by Apache
CVE-2019-0228

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Apache
Status
Apache PDFbox
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 April 2019

Summary

The vulnerability in Apache PDFBox 2.0.14 arises due to improper initialization of the XML parser, which can be exploited by context-dependent attackers to launch XML External Entity (XXE) attacks by crafting malicious XFDF files. This can lead to potential exposure of confidential files, data breach, or service disruption.

Affected Version(s)

Apache PDFBox Apache PDFBox 2.0.14

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bc8db1bf459f1ad909da...
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/be86fcd7cd423a3fe6b7...
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8a19bd6d43e359913341...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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