What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-23926?

CVE-2021-23926 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 6.2%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-23926?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2021-23926. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Xmlbeans CVE-2021-23926

CRITICAL

Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs (CWE-776)

2021-01-14 security@apache.org

Information Disclosure Xmlbeans Oncommand Unified Manager Core Package Snap Creator Framework Snapmanager Debian Linux Middleware Common Libraries And Tools Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools

9.1

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.1 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jan 14, 2021 - 15:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.1

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

44 maven packages depend on org.apache.xmlbeans:xmlbeans (6 direct, 38 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 3.0.0.

DescriptionNVD

The XML parsers used by XMLBeans up to version 2.6.0 did not set the properties needed to protect the user from malicious XML input. Vulnerabilities include possibilities for XML Entity Expansion attacks. Affects XMLBeans up to and including v2.6.0.

AnalysisAI

The XML parsers used by XMLBeans up to version 2.6.0 did not set the properties needed to protect the user from malicious XML input. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-776. The XML parsers used by XMLBeans up to version 2.6.0 did not set the properties needed to protect the user from malicious XML input. Vulnerabilities include possibilities for XML Entity Expansion attacks. Affects XMLBeans up to and including v2.6.0. Affected products include: Apache Xmlbeans, Netapp Oncommand Unified Manager Core Package, Netapp Snap Creator Framework, Netapp Snapmanager, Debian Debian Linux. Version information: version 2.6.0.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.