CVE-2018-11788
XML External Entity Reference in Apache Karaf
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 24.7%
Description
Apache Karaf provides a features deployer, which allows users to "hot deploy" a features XML by dropping the file directly in the deploy folder. The features XML is parsed by XMLInputFactory class. Apache Karaf XMLInputFactory class doesn't contain any mitigation codes against XXE. This is a potential security risk as an user can inject external XML entities in Apache Karaf version prior to 4.1.7 or 4.2.2. It has been fixed in Apache Karaf 4.1.7 and 4.2.2 releases.
How to fix CVE-2018-11788
To remediate CVE-2018-11788, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 4.2.2 or later
Is CVE-2018-11788 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 24.7%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |