Apereo · Apereo Bedework · CVE-2018-20000
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Apereo Bedework bw-webdav versions prior to 4.0.3
**Description**
The issue allows XXE attacks, which can be demonstrated by an invite-reply document that reads a local file. This is related to the files webdav/servlet/common/MethodBase.java and webdav/servlet/common/PostRequestPars.java.
**Recommendations**
For versions prior to 4.0.3, update to version 4.0.3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the webdav/servlet/common/MethodBase.java and webdav/servlet/common/PostRequestPars.java files until a patch is available.