#VU17185 XML External Entity injection in Spring Web Services - CVE-2019-3773

Vulnerability identifier: #VU17185

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Spring Web Services
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: Pivotal

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

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

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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.