XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Affecting com.fasterxml.woodstox:woodstox-core package, versions [,5.3.0)


0.0
critical

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-COMFASTERXMLWOODSTOX-2928754
  • published 16 Jun 2022
  • disclosed 16 Jun 2022
  • credit Unknown

Introduced: 16 Jun 2022

CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-611 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade com.fasterxml.woodstox:woodstox-core to version 5.3.0 or higher.

Overview

com.fasterxml.woodstox:woodstox-core is a None

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) Injection. due to insecure processing and missing restriction of XML files. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted malicious XML file that contains XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control.