XXE attack in Pivotal Spring Web Services



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-3773
CWE-ID CWE-611
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Spring Web Services
Web applications / Other software

Vendor Pivotal

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) XML External Entity injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU17185

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3773

CWE-ID: CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to conduct XXE-attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of XML External Entities (XXEs) when parsing an XML file. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted input and obtain potentially sensitive information or cause the service to crash

Mitigation

The vulnerability has been fixed in the versions 2.4.4, 3.0.6.

Vulnerable software versions

Spring Web Services: 2.0.0 - 3.0.4

CPE2.3 External links

https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-3773


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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