PT-2018-9505 · Jabref · Jabref

Prodigysml · Published 2018-08-20 · Updated 2018-10-23 · CVE-2018-1000652

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

10

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions JabRef versions prior to the version containing commit 89f855d, specifically versions <=4.3.1

Description The issue concerns a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the MsBibImporter XML Parser. This can lead to disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, server-side request forgery, and port scanning. The attack is exploitable via specially crafted MsBib files.

Recommendations For JabRef versions <=4.3.1, update to a version that includes the fix after commit 89f855d to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of specially crafted MsBib files with the MsBibImporter XML Parser until the issue is resolved.

Fix

XXE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-1000652

Affected Products

Jabref

References · 10

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000652 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1000652 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000652 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000652 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1000652 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000652 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1000652 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/4229 · Note
• https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/commit/89f855d76713b4cd25ac0830c719cd61c511851e · Note
• https://0dd.zone/2018/08/08/JabRef-XXE · Note