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Apache Camel XML External Entity vulnerability

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Oct 16, 2018 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Dec 19, 2023

Package

maven org.apache.camel:camel-core (Maven)

Affected versions

< 2.13.4
>= 2.14.0, < 2.14.2

Patched versions

2.13.4
2.14.2

Description

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the XML converter setup in converter/jaxp/XmlConverter.java in Apache Camel before 2.13.4 and 2.14.x before 2.14.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an external entity in an SAXSource.

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 16, 2018
Reviewed Jun 16, 2020
Last updated Dec 19, 2023

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(87th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2015-0263

GHSA ID

GHSA-3hrc-f439-727g

Source code

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