CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2021-23901

An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability was discovered in the Nutch DmozParser and is known to affect Nutch versions < 1.18. XML external entity injection (also known as XXE) is a web security vulnerability that allows an attacker to interfere with an application's processing of XML data. It often allows an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem, and to interact with any back-end or external systems that the application itself can access. This issue is fixed in Apache Nutch 1.18.

6.4 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 4.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

9.1 /10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r090321840b44cc91086c4e317bf2baffa270749dde6c1273b6567f7c%40%3Cdev.nutch.apache.org%3E Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NUTCH-2841 Issue Tracking Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5e2f7737b42c73a3325f3c2c8cdee1ec27631b3a0e144104d84d70e6@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E Mailing List Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7ddfd680aa7ea001ca8da63bb23e3f8caa095a8b4f2261e46bade5c7@%3Cdev.nutch.apache.org%3E Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0003/ Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:apache:nutch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snap_creator_framework:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2021-01-25 10:16

Updated : 2021-05-17 07:59

NVD link : CVE-2021-23901

Mitre link : CVE-2021-23901

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference