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CVE-2017-12620GHSA-H22X-HM8G-RXPG

When loading models or dictionaries that contain XML it is possible to perform an XXE attack, since Apache OpenNLP is a library, this only a

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Fix
Fixed in 1.8.2
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Summary

When loading models or dictionaries that contain XML it is possible to perform an XXE attack, since Apache OpenNLP is a library, this only affects applications that load models or dictionaries from untrusted sources. The versions 1.5.0 to 1.5.3, 1.6.0, 1.7.0 to 1.7.2, 1.8.0 to 1.8.1 of Apache OpenNLP are affected.

Timeline

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Affected versions

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenNLP

    1.5.0 to 1.5.3, 1.6.0, 1.7.0 to 1.7.2, 1.8.0 to 1.8.1

  • org.apache.opennlp:opennlp-toolsMaven

    From 1.5.0 · fixed in 1.8.2

References 1

opennlp.apache.org