CVE-2018-11761: XEE
First published: Wed Sep 19 2018(Updated: )
In Apache Tika 0.1 to 1.18, the XML parsers were not configured to limit entity expansion. They were therefore vulnerable to an entity expansion vulnerability which can lead to a denial of service attack.
Credit: security@apache.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Tika | >=0.1<=1.18 | |
| Oracle Business Process Management Suite | =12.1.3.0.0 | |
| Oracle Business Process Management Suite | =12.2.1.3.0 |
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Reference Links
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11761 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11761
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1632462
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-11761
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5553e10bba5604117967466618f219c0cae710075819c70cfb3fb421@%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1632463
- https://github.com/apache/tika/commit/bd9d75d8b0a85af2937047bfad04288c3044b2a6
- https://github.com/apache/tika/commit/c0c2eafe46224e5c316f2dede395308930a5ec0d
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105514
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535a39451@%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5553e10bba5604117967466618f219c0cae710075819c70cfb3fb421%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535a39451%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID for this vulnerability?
The vulnerability ID for this vulnerability is CVE-2018-11761.
What is the severity of CVE-2018-11761?
The severity of CVE-2018-11761 is high with a score of 7.5.
What is the impact of CVE-2018-11761?
CVE-2018-11761 can lead to a denial of service attack.
Which software versions are affected by CVE-2018-11761?
Apache Tika versions from 0.1 to 1.18 and Oracle Business Process Management Suite versions 12.1.3.0.0 and 12.2.1.3.0 are affected by CVE-2018-11761.
How can I mitigate the vulnerability CVE-2018-11761?
The vulnerability CVE-2018-11761 can be mitigated by upgrading to Apache Tika version 1.19.
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