OpenNMS denial of service via XML entity expansion
CVSS score
6.5
EPSS probability
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Risk score
0.7
Published
13 h ago
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Short explanation
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the XML parsing mechanism of OpenNMS Meridian and Horizon, exhausting server memory [S0]. Authenticated users with provisioning access can trigger this condition [S0].
Authorized attackers can cause memory exhaustion and lead to service disruptions [S0].
What should be done?
- Upgrade to Meridian 2024.3.14, 2025.0.11, 2026.0.1, or Horizon 36.0.5 [S0].
- Ensure installations are kept within private networks [S0].
Chain of evidence and sources
OpenNMS Meridian ve Horizon XML ayrıştırma sürecinde varlık genişletme sınırı eksiktir [S0].
Kimliği doğrulanmış ve provizyon erişimi olan kullanıcılar zafiyeti istismar edebilir [S0].
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A denial of service vulnerability exists in the XML parsing of multiple versions of OpenNMS Meridian and Horizon. OpenNMS parsed XML without an effective limit on entity expansion. A document with a DOCTYPE that declares internal entities can expand to a very large value and exhaust the server memory. An authenticated user with provisioning access can supply such a document through a requisition or foreign-source import, which includes a remote requisition URL that the server fetches and parses. Both deeply nested entities and a single large entity referenced many times cause the memory exhaustion. The fix caps the number of entity expansions for all XML parsing and rejects any DOCTYPE in requisition and foreign-source XML. The solution is to upgrade to Meridian 2024.3.14, 2025.0.11, 2026.0.1 and Horizon 36.0.5 or newer. Meridian and Horizon installation instructions state that they are intended for installation within an organization's private networks and should not be directly accessible from the Internet.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE: CWE-776, CWE-400
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| SCORE | VERSION | SEVERITY | VECTOR | SOURCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | CVSS V31 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD |
| 6.5 | CVSS V3_1 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CVE CNA |
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6.5 / 10Vulnerability Scoring Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HYama doğrulandı
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