CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-11761

In Apache Tika 0.1 to 1.18, the XML parsers were not configured to limit entity expansion. They were therefore vulnerable to an entity expansion vulnerability which can lead to a denial of service attack.

5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

7.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5553e10bba5604117967466618f219c0cae710075819c70cfb3fb421@%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105514 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535a39451@%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tika:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_process_management_suite:12.1.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_process_management_suite:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2018-09-19 02:29

Updated : 2019-11-12 08:15

NVD link : CVE-2018-11761

Mitre link : CVE-2018-11761

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference