PT-2018-9438 · Netbeans · Netbeans-Mmd-Plugin

Prodigysml · Published 2018-06-26 · Updated 2018-08-20 · CVE-2018-1000542

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions netbeans-mmd-plugin versions prior to 1.4.4

Description The issue is related to a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the MMD file import functionality. This can potentially lead to information disclosure, server-side request forgery, or remote code execution. The attack is exploitable via specially crafted MMD files.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.4.4, update to version 1.4.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the import of MMD files or validating their contents to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XXE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-1000542

Affected Products

Netbeans-Mmd-Plugin

References · 4

• 🔥 https://github.com/raydac/netbeans-mmd-plugin/issues/45 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://0dd.zone/2018/06/02/Netbeans-MMD-Plugin-XXE · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1000542 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000542 · Security Note