PT-2018-9269 · Textpattern · Textpattern

Prodigysml · Published 2018-03-13 · Updated 2018-04-13 · CVE-2018-1000090

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Textpattern version 4.6.2

Description: The issue is related to an XML Injection vulnerability in the Import XML feature, which can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) by exhausting the server's memory resources. This can be exploited by uploading a specially crafted XML file.

Recommendations: For Textpattern version 4.6.2, consider disabling the Import XML feature until a patch is available to prevent potential exploitation. Restrict access to the Import XML functionality to minimize the risk of a Denial of Service attack.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

XXE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-1000090

Affected Products

Textpattern

References · 4

• 🔥 https://github.com/textpattern/textpattern/issues/1141 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000090 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1000090 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000090 · Note