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Cocoon CVE-2023-49733

CRITICAL
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611)
2023-11-30 security@apache.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
Nov 30, 2023 - 12:15 nvd
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache Cocoon.This issue affects Apache Cocoon: from 2.2.0 before 2.3.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.3.0, which fixes the issue.

AnalysisAI

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache Cocoon.2.0 before 2.3.0. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch 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. Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache Cocoon.2.0 before 2.3.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.3.0, which fixes the issue. Affected products include: Apache Cocoon. Version information: before 2.3.0..

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Disable external entity processing in XML parsers, use JSON instead of XML where possible.

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