CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-1000840

Processing Foundation Processing version 3.4 and earlier contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in loadXML() function that can result in An attacker can read arbitrary files and exfiltrate their contents via HTTP requests. This attack appear to be exploitable via The victim must use Processing to parse a crafted XML document.

4.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

6.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://twitter.com/ben_fry/status/1054333613465059329 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/5706 Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:processing:processing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2018-12-20 03:29

Updated : 2019-02-07 02:59

NVD link : CVE-2018-1000840

Mitre link : CVE-2018-1000840

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference