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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-1000632

dom4j version prior to version 2.1.1 contains a CWE-91: XML Injection vulnerability in Class: Element.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.57%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

dom4j version prior to version 2.1.1 contains a CWE-91: XML Injection vulnerability in Class: Element. Methods: addElement, addAttribute that can result in an attacker tampering with XML documents through XML injection. This attack appear to be exploitable via an attacker specifying attributes or elements in the XML document. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.1.1 or later.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
6.57% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-91
Affected
dom4j project/dom4j · debian/debian linux · oracle/flexcube investor servicing · oracle/primavera p6 enterprise project portfolio management · oracle/rapid planning · oracle/retail integration bus · oracle/utilities framework · redhat/satellite · redhat/satellite capsule · redhat/jboss enterprise application platform · netapp/oncommand workflow automation · netapp/snap creator framework · netapp/snapcenter · netapp/snapmanager
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.