What is CVE-2017-8316?

CVE-2017-8316 is a vulnerability found in the XML parser of IntelliJ IDEA, which allows an attacker to execute malicious code through an XML External Entity attack.

What is an XML External Entity (XXE) attack?

An XML External Entity (XXE) attack is a type of vulnerability where an attacker can exploit the processing of XML input that contains a reference to an external entity, leading to disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, server side request forgery, port scanning, and other system impacts.

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2017-8316?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2017-8316 by implementing malicious code in the Androidmanifest.xml file of the IntelliJ IDEA, which is vulnerable to XXE attacks.

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8316?

The severity of CVE-2017-8316 is rated as high, with a severity score of 7.5.

How can I mitigate the vulnerability in IntelliJ IDEA?

To mitigate the vulnerability in IntelliJ IDEA, it is recommended to update to a version later than 2017.2.2, which includes the necessary security patches.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-8316

high

7.8

CWE

611

3/8/2018

16/9/2024

CVE-2017-8316: XEE

First published: Fri Aug 03 2018(Updated: )

IntelliJ IDEA XML parser was found vulnerable to XML External Entity attack, an attacker can exploit the vulnerability by implementing malicious code on both Androidmanifest.xml.

Credit: cve@checkpoint.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA	<2017.2.2

Remedy

http://git.jetbrains.org/?p=idea/adt-tools-base.git;a=commit;h=a778b2b88515513654e002cd51cbe8eb8226e96b

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-8316?
CVE-2017-8316 is a vulnerability found in the XML parser of IntelliJ IDEA, which allows an attacker to execute malicious code through an XML External Entity attack.
What is an XML External Entity (XXE) attack?
An XML External Entity (XXE) attack is a type of vulnerability where an attacker can exploit the processing of XML input that contains a reference to an external entity, leading to disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, server side request forgery, port scanning, and other system impacts.
How can an attacker exploit CVE-2017-8316?
An attacker can exploit CVE-2017-8316 by implementing malicious code in the Androidmanifest.xml file of the IntelliJ IDEA, which is vulnerable to XXE attacks.
What is the severity of CVE-2017-8316?
The severity of CVE-2017-8316 is rated as high, with a severity score of 7.5.
How can I mitigate the vulnerability in IntelliJ IDEA?
To mitigate the vulnerability in IntelliJ IDEA, it is recommended to update to a version later than 2017.2.2, which includes the necessary security patches.

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