SUSE update for jdom
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-33813 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-611 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Enterprise Storage Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE CaaS Platform Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system jdom Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component jaxen Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) XML External Entity injection
EUVDB-ID: #VU61721
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33813
CWE-ID:
CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input within the SAXBuilder. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.
MitigationUpdate the affected package jdom to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 15-SP1 - 15-SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-LTSS - 15-SP1-ESPOS
SUSE Enterprise Storage: 6
SUSE CaaS Platform: 4.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-LTSS - 15-SP1-LTSS
jdom: before 1.1-150000.5.3.1
jaxen: before 1.1.1-150000.5.3.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:15-SP1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15-ESPOS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15-SP1-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_enterprise_storage:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_caas_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15-SP1-BCL:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15-SP1-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:jdom:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:jaxen:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223547-1/
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.
