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Neo4j CVE-2018-1000820

CRITICAL
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611)
2018-12-20 cve@mitre.org
10.0
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
10.0 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Dec 20, 2018 - 15:29 nvd
CRITICAL 10.0

DescriptionNVD

neo4j-contrib neo4j-apoc-procedures version before commit 45bc09c contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in XML Parser that can result in Disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, SSRF, port scanning. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit 45bc09c.

AnalysisAI

neo4j-contrib neo4j-apoc-procedures version before commit 45bc09c contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in XML Parser that can result in Disclosure of confidential data, denial of. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as XML External Entity (XXE) (CWE-611), which allows attackers to read arbitrary files or perform SSRF through XML processing. neo4j-contrib neo4j-apoc-procedures version before commit 45bc09c contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in XML Parser that can result in Disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, SSRF, port scanning. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit 45bc09c. Affected products include: Neo4J Awesome Procedures On Cyper.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Disable external entity processing in XML parsers, use JSON instead of XML where possible.

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