PT-2018-9546 · Codelib · Fess

Prodigysml · Published 2018-12-20 · Updated 2019-01-08 · CVE-2018-1000822

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 codelibs fess versions before commit faa265b

Description The issue is related to a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the GSA XML file parser. This can lead to disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), and port scanning. The attack is exploitable via specially crafted GSA XML files.

Recommendations For versions before commit faa265b, update to a version after commit faa265b to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the GSA XML file parser until a patch is available. Avoid using specially crafted GSA XML files in the affected parser until the issue is resolved.

Fix

XXE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-1000822

GHSA-77HP-PFXW-4W63

Affected Products

Fess

References · 7

• https://github.com/codelibs/fess/issues/1851 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000822 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1000822 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-77hp-pfxw-4w63 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/codelibs/fess · Note
• https://0dd.zone/2018/10/27/fess-XXE · Note
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-77hp-pfxw-4w63 · Note