CVE-2016-6798

In the XSS Protection API module before 1.0.12 in Apache Sling, the method XSS.getValidXML() uses an insecure SAX parser to validate the input string, which allows for XXE attacks in all scripts which use this method to validate user input, potentially allowing an attacker to read sensitive data on the filesystem, perform same-site-request-forgery (SSRF), port-scanning behind the firewall or DoS the application.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99873	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b72c3a511592ec70729b3ec2d29302b6ce87bbeab62d4745617a6bd0%40%3Cdev.sling.apache.org%3E

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:sling:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 02:34

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	{'url': 'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b72c3a511592ec70729b3ec2d29302b6ce87bbeab62d4745617a6bd0@%3Cdev.sling.apache.org%3E', 'name': 'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b72c3a511592ec70729b3ec2d29302b6ce87bbeab62d4745617a6bd0@%3Cdev.sling.apache.org%3E', 'tags': ['Mailing List', 'Vendor Advisory'], 'refsource': 'MISC'}	() https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b72c3a511592ec70729b3ec2d29302b6ce87bbeab62d4745617a6bd0%40%3Cdev.sling.apache.org%3E -

Information

Published : 2017-07-19 15:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:15

NVD link : CVE-2016-6798

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6798

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6798

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apache

sling

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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