CVE-2018-1000632
dom4j version prior to version 2.1.1 contains a CWE-91: XML Injection vulnerability in Class: Element.
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 · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- 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
EPSS 6.6% since 28 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0362Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0364Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0365Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0380Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1159Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1160Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1161Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1162Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3172Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dom4j/dom4j/commit/e598eb43d418744c4dbf62f647dd2381c9ce9387Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dom4j/dom4j/issues/48Third Party Advisory
- https://ihacktoprotect.com/post/dom4j-xml-injection/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/00571f362a7a2470fba50a31282c65637c40d2e21ebe6ee535a4ed74%40%3Ccommits.maven.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/4a77652531d62299a30815cf5f233af183425db8e3c9a824a814e768%40%3Cdev.maven.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5a020ecaa3c701f408f612f7ba2ee37a021644c4a39da2079ed3ddbc%40%3Ccommits.maven.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535a39451%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7e9e78f0e4288fac6591992836d2a80d4df19161e54bd71ab4b8e458%40%3Cdev.maven.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7f6e120e6ed473f4e00dde4c398fc6698eb383bd7857d20513e989ce%40%3Cdev.maven.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9d4c1af6f702c3d6d6f229de57112ddccac8ce44446a01b7937ab9e0%40%3Ccommits.maven.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d7d960b2778e35ec9b4d40c8efd468c7ce7163bcf6489b633491c89f%40%3Cdev.maven.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb1b990d7920ae0d50da5109b73b92bab736d46c9788dd4b135cb1a51%40%3Cnotifications.freemarker.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00028.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IOOVVCRQE6ATFD2JM2EMDXOQXTRIVZGP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KJULAHVR3I5SX7OSMXAG75IMNSAYOXGA/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190530-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0362Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.