Restlet Framework Ja-rs extension is vulnerable to XXE when using SimpleXMLProvider · CVE-2017-14868 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

Restlet Framework Ja-rs extension is vulnerable to XXE when using SimpleXMLProvider

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Oct 17, 2018 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Sep 26, 2023

Package

org.restlet.jse:org.restlet.ext.jaxrs (Maven)

Affected versions

< 2.3.11

Patched versions

2.3.11

Description

Restlet Framework before 2.3.11, when using SimpleXMLProvider, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via an XXE attack in a REST API HTTP request. This affects use of the Jax-rs extension.

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 17, 2018

Reviewed Jun 16, 2020

Last updated Sep 26, 2023

Severity

High

7.5

/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N