VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-1000061
xmlsec 1.2.23 and before is vulnerable to XML External Entity Expansion when parsing crafted input documents, resulting in possible information disclosure or denial of service
HIGH 7.1EPSS 1.34%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
xmlsec 1.2.23 and before is vulnerable to XML External Entity Expansion when parsing crafted input documents, resulting in possible information disclosure or denial of service
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.34% probability · 70th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- xmlsec project/xmlsec
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2492
- https://github.com/lsh123/xmlsec/issues/43Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3PWHBRWXR3RNPHDSTQI6UWDG5ETOQ7VR/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2492
- https://github.com/lsh123/xmlsec/issues/43Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3PWHBRWXR3RNPHDSTQI6UWDG5ETOQ7VR/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.