XML External Entity injection in Oracle Internet Directory



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-13990
CWE-ID CWE-611
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Oracle Internet Directory
Server applications / Directory software, identity management

Vendor Oracle

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) XML External Entity injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU19595

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 0.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13990

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct an XML External Entity (XXE) attack on a targeted system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input in the "initDocumentParser" function in the "xml/XMLSchedulingDataProcessor.java" file. A remote authenticated attacker can submit a malicious job description to the targeted system and conduct an XXE attack.


Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Oracle Internet Directory: 12.2.1.4.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2024.html?1392


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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