CVE-2017-1000061

xmlsec 1.2.23 and before is vulnerable to XML External Entity Expansion when parsing crafted input documents, resulting in possible information disclosure or denial of service

CVSS v3 7.1 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.8 MEDIUM

7.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2492
https://github.com/lsh123/xmlsec/issues/43	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3PWHBRWXR3RNPHDSTQI6UWDG5ETOQ7VR/
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2492
https://github.com/lsh123/xmlsec/issues/43	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3PWHBRWXR3RNPHDSTQI6UWDG5ETOQ7VR/
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:xmlsec_project:xmlsec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-07-17 13:18

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-1000061

Mitre link : CVE-2017-1000061

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-1000061

JSON object : View

Products Affected

xmlsec_project

xmlsec

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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