CVE-2018-1285

CWE-611 — XML External Entity (XXE)15 documents8 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICAL
EPSS
49.0%
top 2.23%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Apache Log4netFedoraproject FedoraOracle Application Testing Suite+2 more
Timeline
PublishedMay 11
Latest updateOct 15

Description

Apache log4net versions before 2.0.10 do not disable XML external entities when parsing log4net configuration files. This allows for XXE-based attacks in applications that accept attacker-controlled log4net configuration files.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages7 packages

▶NVDapache/log4net< 2.0.10
▶CVEListV5apache_log4netApache log4net up to 2.0.8
▶NuGetlog4net< 2.0.10
▶Debianlog4net< 1.2.10+dfsg-8+1

Also affects: Fedora 30, 31, 32

Patches

Patch: www.oracle.com ↗Patch: www.oracle.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
XML External Entity attack in log4net↗2021-01-29
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OSV
XML External Entity attack in log4net↗2021-01-29
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OSV
CVE-2018-1285: Apache log4net versions before 2↗2020-05-11
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CVEList
CVE-2018-1285: Apache log4net versions before 2↗2020-05-11
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📋Vendor Advisories

6
Oracle
Oracle Oracle Enterprise Manager Risk Matrix: Application Service Level Management (Apache log4net) — CVE-2018-1285↗2022-10-15
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Oracle
Oracle Oracle Enterprise Manager Risk Matrix: Load Testing for Web Apps (Apache log4net) — CVE-2018-1285↗2022-04-15
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Oracle
Oracle Oracle Hospitality Applications Risk Matrix: Logging (Apache log4net) — CVE-2018-1285↗2021-04-15
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Ubuntu
Apache Log4net vulnerability↗2021-01-19
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Oracle
Oracle Oracle Food and Beverage Applications Risk Matrix: Simphony Server (Apache log4net) — CVE-2018-1285↗2021-01-15
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💬Community

4
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-1285 log4net: XXE in applications that accept arbitrary configuration files from users [fedora-all]↗2020-05-15
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-1285 log4net: XXE in applications that accept arbitrary configuration files from users [epel-all]↗2020-05-15
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-1285 log4net: XXE in applications that accept arbitrary configuration files from users↗2020-05-14
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-1274 spring-data-commons: Unlimited path depth in PropertyPath.java allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service↗2018-04-11
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