SB2019082712 - XXE in Apache Santuario
Published: August 27, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019082712
Severity
Medium
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) XML External Entity Reference (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12400)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to the loading of XML parsing code from an untrusted source. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to launch further attacks on the system when validating signed documents.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.