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CVE-2020-10683

XML external entity injection in Dom4j Project

CVSS score

9.8

EPSS probability

%7.3

Risk score

0.7

Published

6 y ago

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Official patch verified

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Vulnerability description

DayBreach CVE AI Research

CVE-2020-10683 has vendor, distribution, patch and security-source records on file. We can compare them and prepare an explanation linked to the evidence.

dom4j before 2.0.3 and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 allows external DTDs and External Entities by default, which might enable XXE attacks. However, there is popular external documentation from OWASP showing how to enable the safe, non-default behavior in any application that uses dom4j.

IMPACT: Affected Products and Software

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-10683 vulnerability. Where our threat engine knows the exact affected versions, they are listed below.

IDVENDORPRODUCTACTION
1dom4j projectdom4j View
2dom4j projectdom4j View
3oracleagile product lifecycle management View
4oracleagile product lifecycle management View
5oracleapplication testing suite View
6oraclebanking platform View
7oraclebusiness process management suite View
8oraclebusiness process management suite View
9oraclecommunications application session controller View
10oraclecommunications diameter signaling router View
11oraclecommunications unified inventory management View
12oraclecommunications unified inventory management View
13oracledata integrator View
14oracledata integrator View
15oracledocumaker View
16oracleendeca information discovery integrator View
17oracleenterprise data quality View
18oracleenterprise data quality View
19oracleenterprise manager base platform View
20oraclefinancial services analytical applications infrastructure View
21oracleflexcube core banking View
22oracleflexcube core banking View
23oracleflexcube core banking View
24oracleflexcube core banking View
25oraclefusion middleware View
26oraclehealth sciences empirica signal View
27oraclehealth sciences information manager View
28oracleinsurance policy administration j2ee View
29oracleinsurance policy administration j2ee View
30oracleinsurance policy administration j2ee View
31oracleinsurance policy administration j2ee View
32oracleinsurance rules palette View
33oracleinsurance rules palette View
34oracleinsurance rules palette View
35oracleinsurance rules palette View
36oraclejdeveloper View
37oracleprimavera p6 enterprise project portfolio management View
38oracleprimavera p6 enterprise project portfolio management View
39oracleprimavera p6 enterprise project portfolio management View
40oracleprimavera p6 enterprise project portfolio management View
41oraclerapid planning View
42oraclerapid planning View
43oracleretail customer management and segmentation foundation View
44oracleretail customer management and segmentation foundation View
45oracleretail customer management and segmentation foundation View
46oracleretail customer management and segmentation foundation View
47oracleretail integration bus View
48oracleretail integration bus View
49oracleretail order broker View
50oracleretail order broker View
51oracleretail order broker View
52oracleretail order broker View
53oracleretail order broker View
54oracleretail price management View
55oracleretail price management View
56oracleretail price management View
57oracleretail price management View
58oracleretail xstore point of service View
59oracleretail xstore point of service View
60oracleretail xstore point of service View
61oracleretail xstore point of service View
62oraclestoragetek tape analytics sw tool View
63oracleutilities framework View
64oracleutilities framework View
65oracleutilities framework View
66oracleutilities framework View
67oracleutilities framework View
68oracleutilities framework View
69oraclewebcenter portal View
70oraclewebcenter portal View
71oraclewebcenter portal View
72opensuseleap View
73netapponcommand api services View
74netapponcommand workflow automation View
75netappsnap creator framework View
76netappsnapcenter View
77netappsnapmanager View
78canonicalubuntu linux View
Total affected vendors: 5|Products: 78

RED HAT CSAF/VEX: Product Impact Check

Red Hat has not yet published a CSAF/VEX impact record for this CVE. This does not mean “not affected”.

SCORING: CVSS from Multiple Sources

CVSS Scores

The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardised framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and display CVSS scores from several sources for each CVE.

SCOREVERSIONSEVERITYVECTORSOURCE
9.8CVSS V31CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HNVD
7.5CVSS V2—AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PNVD

Patch and Remediation Guide

Solution & Remediation Advisory

Patch verified

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Public exploit and active exploitation status

Verified exploit intelligence

No verified public PoC, exploit repository or Metasploit module has been found for this CVE yet.

Weakness Classification and Attack Patterns (CWE & CAPEC)

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorises the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-10683 is associated with the following CWEs:

CWE-611: Common Weakness Enumeration Entry CWE-611

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-10683 weaknesses.

CAPEC-66: SQL InjectionCAPEC-126: Path TraversalCAPEC-28: OS Command Injection

Attack Vector and Accessibility

ExposureAğ üzerinden
PermissionsGerekmiyor
UserGerekmiyor

Official Sources and Advisories

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00061.htmlnvdhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1694235patchhttps://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/XML_External_Entity_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.htmlnvdhttps://github.com/dom4j/dom4j/commit/a8228522a99a02146106672a34c104adbda5c658patchhttps://github.com/dom4j/dom4j/commits/version-2.0.3patchhttps://github.com/dom4j/dom4j/issues/87nvdhttps://github.com/dom4j/dom4j/releases/tag/version-2.1.3nvdhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51f3f9801058e47153c0ad9bc6209d57a592fc0e7aefd787760911b8%40%3Cdev.velocity.apache.org%3Envdhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r91c64cd51e68e97d524395474eaa25362d564572276b9917fcbf5c32%40%3Cdev.velocity.apache.org%3Envdhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb1b990d7920ae0d50da5109b73b92bab736d46c9788dd4b135cb1a51%40%3Cnotifications.freemarker.apache.org%3Envd

CVSS Vector Radar Chart

9.8 / 10
Attack VectorNetworkComplexityLowPrivilegesNoneUser Interact.NoneConfidentialityLowIntegrityNoneAvailabilityHigh

Vulnerability Scoring Details

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone required
User InteractionNone required
Confidentiality (Gizlilik)Low
Integrity (Bütünlük)None
Availability (Erişilebilirlik)High

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Weakness Type (CWE & CAPEC)

CWE-611

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