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CVE-2021-23901

An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability exists in the Nutch DmozParser

Published: Jan 25, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-611
9.1CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.4%
Top 10.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability was discovered in the Nutch DmozParser and is known to affect Nutch versions < 1.18. 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. This issue is fixed in Apache Nutch 1.18.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-611

Affected Products

Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
Apache NutchOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins
apache
oss-project·USaka apache http server, apache httpd
nutchOn-premLibrary
OSS Libraries
netapp
commercial·US
snap creator framework
Hardware Firmware
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.nutch:nutch
OSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
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References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r090321840b44cc91086c4e317bf2baffa270749dde6c1273b6567f7c%40%3Cdev.nutch.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NUTCH-2841
issues.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7ddfd680aa7ea001ca8da63bb23e3f8caa095a8b4f2261e46bade5c7%40%3Cdev.nutch.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
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