XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Affecting pki-core:10.6/ldapjdk-javadoc package, versions <0:4.23.0-1.module+el8.5.0+11983+6ba118b4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of concept
EPSS
2.15% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PKICORE-5664160
  • published15 Jul 2022
  • disclosed10 Jun 2022

Introduced: 10 Jun 2022

CVE-2022-2414  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-611  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 pki-core:10.6/ldapjdk-javadoc to version 0:4.23.0-1.module+el8.5.0+11983+6ba118b4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:3394.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pki-core:10.6/ldapjdk-javadoc package and not the pki-core:10.6/ldapjdk-javadoc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Access to external entities when parsing XML documents can lead to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially retrieve the content of arbitrary files by sending specially crafted HTTP requests.

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