Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-11761

Potential exploit
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.
Published 2018-09-19 14:29:00
Updated 2019-11-12 20:15:11
Source Apache Software Foundation
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: XML external entity (XXE) injectionDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2018-11761

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-11761

EPSS FAQ
7.99%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 91 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-11761

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.0
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
 NIST
7.5
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.9
3.6
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2018-11761

  • 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 (Primary)

References for CVE-2018-11761

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