VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-44557
National Library of the Netherlands multiNER <= c0440948057afc6e3d6b4903a7c05e666b94a3bc is affected by an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in multiNER/ner.py.
CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 1.26%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
National Library of the Netherlands multiNER <= c0440948057afc6e3d6b4903a7c05e666b94a3bc is affected by an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in multiNER/ner.py. Since XML parsing resolves external entities, a malicious XML stream could leak internal files and/or cause a DoS.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.26% probability · 68th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- kb/multiner
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/KBNLresearch/multiNERProduct, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/KBNLresearch/multiNER/pull/3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/KBNLresearch/multiNERProduct, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/KBNLresearch/multiNER/pull/3Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.