CVE-2021-23901

An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability was discovered in the Nutch DmozParser and is known to affect Nutch versions < 1.18. XML external entity injection (also known as XXE) is a web security vulnerability that allows an attacker to interfere with an application's processing of XML data. It often allows an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem, and to interact with any back-end or external systems that the application itself can access. This issue is fixed in Apache Nutch 1.18.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:nutch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snap_creator_framework:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 03:31

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References
  • {'url': 'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5e2f7737b42c73a3325f3c2c8cdee1ec27631b3a0e144104d84d70e6@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E', 'name': '[announce] 20210124 CVE-2021-23901: An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability exists in the Nutch DmozParser', 'tags': ['Mailing List', 'Patch', 'Vendor Advisory'], 'refsource': 'MLIST'}
  • {'url': 'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7ddfd680aa7ea001ca8da63bb23e3f8caa095a8b4f2261e46bade5c7@%3Cdev.nutch.apache.org%3E', 'name': '[nutch-dev] 20210125 Re: CVE-2021-23901: An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability exists in the Nutch DmozParser', 'tags': ['Mailing List', 'Vendor Advisory'], 'refsource': 'MLIST'}
  • () https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7ddfd680aa7ea001ca8da63bb23e3f8caa095a8b4f2261e46bade5c7%40%3Cdev.nutch.apache.org%3E -
  • () https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5e2f7737b42c73a3325f3c2c8cdee1ec27631b3a0e144104d84d70e6%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E -

17 May 2021, 19:59

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References (CONFIRM) https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0003/ - (CONFIRM) https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0003/ - Third Party Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snap_creator_framework:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

13 May 2021, 21:15

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References
  • (CONFIRM) https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0003/ -

01 Feb 2021, 14:58

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:apache:nutch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : 6.4
v3 : 9.1
References (MLIST) https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7ddfd680aa7ea001ca8da63bb23e3f8caa095a8b4f2261e46bade5c7@%3Cdev.nutch.apache.org%3E - (MLIST) https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7ddfd680aa7ea001ca8da63bb23e3f8caa095a8b4f2261e46bade5c7@%3Cdev.nutch.apache.org%3E - Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
References (MLIST) https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5e2f7737b42c73a3325f3c2c8cdee1ec27631b3a0e144104d84d70e6@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E - (MLIST) https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5e2f7737b42c73a3325f3c2c8cdee1ec27631b3a0e144104d84d70e6@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E - Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
References (CONFIRM) https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r090321840b44cc91086c4e317bf2baffa270749dde6c1273b6567f7c%40%3Cdev.nutch.apache.org%3E - (CONFIRM) https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r090321840b44cc91086c4e317bf2baffa270749dde6c1273b6567f7c%40%3Cdev.nutch.apache.org%3E - Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
References (CONFIRM) https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NUTCH-2841 - (CONFIRM) https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NUTCH-2841 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
CWE CWE-611

26 Jan 2021, 18:16

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Summary An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability was discovered in the Nutch DmozParser and is known to affect Nutch versions < 1.18. XML external entity injection (also known as XXE) is a web security vulnerability that allows an attacker to interfere with an application's processing of XML data. It often allows an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem, and to interact with any back-end or external systems that the application itself can access. This issue is fixed in Apache Nutch 1.18. An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability was discovered in the Nutch DmozParser and is known to affect Nutch versions < 1.18. XML external entity injection (also known as XXE) is a web security vulnerability that allows an attacker to interfere with an application's processing of XML data. It often allows an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem, and to interact with any back-end or external systems that the application itself can access. This issue is fixed in Apache Nutch 1.18.
References
  • (MLIST) https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5e2f7737b42c73a3325f3c2c8cdee1ec27631b3a0e144104d84d70e6@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E -
  • (MLIST) https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7ddfd680aa7ea001ca8da63bb23e3f8caa095a8b4f2261e46bade5c7@%3Cdev.nutch.apache.org%3E -

25 Jan 2021, 10:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-01-25 10:16

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:41


NVD link : CVE-2021-23901

Mitre link : CVE-2021-23901

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-23901


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Products Affected

netapp

  • snap_creator_framework

apache

  • nutch
CWE
CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference