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CVE-2017-5661: Denial of Service with XXE

April 18, 2017 (updated November 3, 2017)

Files lying on the filesystem of the server which uses FOP can be revealed to arbitrary users who send maliciously formed SVG files. The file types that can be shown depend on the user context in which the exploitable application is running. If the user is root a full compromise of the server - including confidential or sensitive files - would be possible. XXE can also be used to attack the availability of the server via denial of service as the references within a xml document can trivially trigger an amplification attack.

References

  • access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2017-5661
  • cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5661
  • vuldb.com/?id.99936
  • xmlgraphics.apache.org/security.html

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Affected versions

All versions up to 2.1

Fixed versions

  • 2.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.2 or above.

Impact 7.3 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Source file

maven/org.apache.xmlgraphics/fop/CVE-2017-5661.yml

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