CVE-2018-1000632
dom4j - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 6.6%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-1000632
To remediate CVE-2018-1000632, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.1.1-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.6.1+dfsg.3-2+deb8u1 or later
- —no fix listed
- —upgrade to 2.0.3 or later
Is CVE-2018-1000632 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 6.6%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 2.1.1-1
- from 0, < 1.6.1+dfsg.3-2+deb8u1
- from 0, <= 1.6.1
- from 0, < 2.0.3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |