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Yaws CVE-2020-24379

CRITICAL
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611)
2020-09-09 cve@mitre.org
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Sep 09, 2020 - 19:15 nvd
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

WebDAV implementation in Yaws web server versions 1.81 to 2.0.7 is vulnerable to XXE injection.

AnalysisAI

WebDAV implementation in Yaws web server versions 1.81 to 2.0.7 is vulnerable to XXE injection. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), 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. WebDAV implementation in Yaws web server versions 1.81 to 2.0.7 is vulnerable to XXE injection. Affected products include: Yaws, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux.

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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