CVE-2018-1000632 (High) detected in dom4j-1.1.jar

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CVE-2018-1000632 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - dom4j-1.1.jar

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Path to vulnerable library: /root/.m2/repository/dom4j/dom4j/1.1/dom4j-1.1.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• maven-reporting-impl-2.3.jar (Root Library)
  • doxia-site-renderer-1.4.jar
    • velocity-tools-2.0.jar
      • ❌ dom4j-1.1.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 1c0c1fb657845073b28de98c18338a5a470b0586

Vulnerability Details

dom4j version prior to version 2.1.1 contains a CWE-91: XML Injection vulnerability in Class: Element. Methods: addElement, addAttribute that can result in an attacker tampering with XML documents through XML injection. This attack appear to be exploitable via an attacker specifying attributes or elements in the XML document. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.1.1 or later.

Publish Date: 2018-08-20

URL: CVE-2018-1000632

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000632

Release Date: 2018-08-20

Fix Resolution: 2.1.1