XML External Entity (XXE) Injection The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package autopsy  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1810-AUTOPSY-614920
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed20 Dec 2018

Introduced: 20 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-1000838  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-611  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:18.10.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream autopsy package and not the autopsy package as distributed by Ubuntu.

autopsy version <= 4.9.0 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in CaseMetadata XML Parser that can result in Disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, SSRF, port scanning. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted CaseMetadata.