CVE-2021-38555

CWE-611 — XML External Entity (XXE)4 documents4 sources
Severity
9.1CRITICAL
EPSS
1.0%
top 23.62%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apache Software Foundation Apache Any23Apache Any23
Timeline
PublishedSep 11
Latest updateSep 13

Description

An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability was discovered in the Any23 StreamUtils.java file and is known to affect Any23 versions < 2.5. XML external entity injection (also known as XXE) is a web security vulnerability that allows an attacker to interfere with an application's processing of XML data. It often allows an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem, and to interact with any back-end or external systems that the application itself can access.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDapache/any23< 2.5
▶CVEListV5apache_software_foundation/apache_any23Apache Any23 — 2.5

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
XML Injection in Any23↗2021-09-13
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OSV
XML Injection in Any23↗2021-09-13
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CVEList
An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability exists in Apache Any23 StreamUtils.java↗2021-09-11
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CVE-2021-38555 (CRITICAL CVSS 9.1) | An XML external entity (XXE) inject | cvebase.io