GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-838r-hvwh-24h8 XML Injection in Any23

CRITICAL Published 2021-09-13 Modified 2021-09-24 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2021-38555
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
org.apache.any23:apache-any23
Severity
Critical
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-611
Reviewed
2021-09-13

Affected packages

• Maven org.apache.any23:apache-any23: < 2.5 → fixed in 2.5

Description

An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability was discovered in the Any23 StreamUtils.java file and is known to affect Any23 versions < 2.5. XML external entity injection (also known as XXE) is a web security vulnerability that allows an attacker to interfere with an application's processing of XML data. It often allows an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem, and to interact with any back-end or external systems that the application itself can access.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2021-38555 An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability was discovered in the Any23 StreamUtils.java file and is known to affect Any23… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

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

References