SB2018050201 - Information disclosure in Apache UIMA
Published: May 2, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018050201
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) XXE attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15691)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper restriction of XML External Entity (XXE) references. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted XML document that submits malicious XML entities that are parsed by the XML parser, gain access to potentially sensitive information, such as local files or other internal information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.