CVE-2020-10683GHSA-HWJ3-M3P6-HJ38
dom4j before 2.0.3 and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 allows external DTDs and External Entities by default, which might enable XXE attacks.
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 2.0.3, 2.1.3
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
dom4j before 2.0.3 and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 allows external DTDs and External Entities by default, which might enable XXE attacks. However, there is popular external documentation from OWASP showing how to enable the safe, non-default behavior in any application that uses dom4j.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- n/a n/a
Version range not reported
- org.dom4j:dom4jMaven
fixed in 2.0.3
- org.dom4j:dom4jMaven
From 2.1.0 · fixed in 2.1.3
- dom4j:dom4jMaven
through 1.6.1