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XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Affecting c3p0 package, versions <0.9.1.2-9+deb8u1build0.18.04.1

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.59% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-C3P0-259972
  • published24 Dec 2018
  • disclosed24 Dec 2018
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Introduced: 24 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-20433  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-611  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 c3p0 to version 0.9.1.2-9+deb8u1build0.18.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream c3p0 package and not the c3p0 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

c3p0 0.9.5.2 allows XXE in extractXmlConfigFromInputStream in com/mchange/v2/c3p0/cfg/C3P0ConfigXmlUtils.java during initialization.