CVE-2017-7464 : It was found that the JAXP implementation used in JBoss EAP 7.0 for SAX and DOM

It was found that the JAXP implementation used in JBoss EAP 7.0 for SAX and DOM parsing is vulnerable to certain XXE flaws. An attacker could use this flaw to cause DoS, SSRF, or information disclosure if they are able to provide XML content for parsing.

Published 2018-07-27 12:29:00

Updated 2023-02-12 23:29:57

Source Red Hat, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: XML external entity (XXE) injectionServer-side request forgery (SSRF) Denial of serviceInformation leak

Products affected by CVE-2017-7464

Redhat » Jboss Enterprise Application Platform » Version: 7.0
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Threat overview for CVE-2017-7464

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80

IPs affected by CVE-2017-7464 370

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-7464

EPSS FAQ

0.20%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 58 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-7464

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
7.5	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	10.0	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial
9.8	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	3.9	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High
8.7	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H	2.2	5.8	Red Hat, Inc.
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: High Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Changed Confidentiality: High Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2017-7464

CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.
Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Secondary)
- secalert@redhat.com (Primary)

References for CVE-2017-7464

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7464

1439520 – (CVE-2017-7464) CVE-2017-7464 JBoss: JAXP in EAP 7.0 allows info disclosure via XXE
Mitigation;Issue Tracking;Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98450

RedHat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry