ubuntu-cve-2018-1285
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2020-05-11 17:15
Modified
2026-04-22 07:38
Summary
Details

Apache log4net versions before 2.0.10 do not disable XML external entities when parsing log4net configuration files. This allows for XXE-based attacks in applications that accept attacker-controlled log4net configuration files.

Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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    {
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        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
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      },
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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "log4net",
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      },
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Apache log4net versions before 2.0.10 do not disable XML external entities when parsing log4net configuration files. This allows for XXE-based attacks in applications that accept attacker-controlled log4net configuration files.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1285",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:29Z",
  "published": "2020-05-11T17:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1285"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4NET-575"
    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/apache/logging-log4net/commit/d0b4b0157d4af36b23c24a23739c47925c3bd8d7"
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      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reab1c277c95310bad1038255e0757857b2fbe291411b4fa84552028a%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E"
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4699-1"
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      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1285"
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  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2018-1285"
  ]
}



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