XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Affecting restlet package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (65th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-RESTLET-345524
  • published30 Nov 2017
  • disclosed30 Nov 2017

Introduced: 30 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-14868  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-611  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 restlet.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream restlet package and not the restlet package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Restlet Framework before 2.3.11, when using SimpleXMLProvider, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via an XXE attack in a REST API HTTP request. This affects use of the Jax-rs extension.