ghsa-2cwj-8chv-9pp9
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Published
2021-01-29 19:47
Modified
2021-08-25 20:55
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
XML External Entity attack in log4net
Details

Apache log4net before 2.0.10 does not disable XML external entities when parsing log4net configuration files. This could allow for XXE-based attacks in applications that accept arbitrary configuration files from users.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "NuGet",
        "name": "log4net"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.0.10"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-1285"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-611"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2021-01-29T19:47:10Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-05-11T17:15:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Apache log4net before 2.0.10 does not disable XML external entities when parsing log4net configuration files. This could allow for XXE-based attacks in applications that accept arbitrary configuration files from users.",
  "id": "GHSA-2cwj-8chv-9pp9",
  "modified": "2021-08-25T20:55:11Z",
  "published": "2021-01-29T19:47:23Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1285"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2018-1285"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.nuget.org/packages/log4net"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-DOTNET-LOG4NET-568897"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220909-0001"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VT2DNNSW7C7FNK3MA3SLEUHGW5USYZKE"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VKL2LPINAI6BCMXOH4V4HVHGLUXIWOFO"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M2U233HVAQDSZ2PRG4XSGDASLY3J6ALH"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reab1c277c95310bad1038255e0757857b2fbe291411b4fa84552028a%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdbac24c945ca5c69cd5348b5ac023bc625768f653335de146e09ae2d@%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E"
    },
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9de86a185575e6c5f92e2a70a1d2e2e9514dc4341251577aac8e3866@%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7ab6b6e702f11a6f77b0db2af2d5e5532f56ae4b99b5fe73c5200b6a@%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6543acafca3e2d24ff4b0c364a91540cb9378977ffa8d37a03ab4b0f@%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r33564de316d4e4ba0fea1d4d079e62cde1ffe64369c1157243d840d9@%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4NET-575"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/logging-log4net"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "XML External Entity attack in log4net"
}


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