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CVE-2018-11761GHSA-6JQ2-789Q-FFF2

In Apache Tika 0.1 to 1.18, the XML parsers were not configured to limit entity expansion.

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Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.19.1
1 proof of concept on GitHub

Summary

In Apache Tika 0.1 to 1.18, the XML parsers were not configured to limit entity expansion. They were therefore vulnerable to an entity expansion vulnerability which can lead to a denial of service attack.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache Tika

    0.1 to 1.18

  • org.apache.tika:tika-coreMaven

    From 0.1 · fixed in 1.19.1

References 5

securityfocus.com

lists.apache.org

oracle.com

GitHub · brianwrf/CVE-2018-11761