CVE-2023-24620

An issue was discovered in Esoteric YamlBeans through 1.15. A crafted YAML document is able perform am XML Entity Expansion attack against YamlBeans YamlReader. By exploiting the Anchor feature in YAML, it is possible to generate a small YAML document that, when read, is expanded to a large size, causing CPU and memory consumption, such as a Java Out-of-Memory exception.
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:esotericsoftware:yamlbeans:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

31 Aug 2023, 13:08

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:esotericsoftware:yamlbeans:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Esotericsoftware yamlbeans
Esotericsoftware
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
CWE CWE-611
References (MISC) https://github.com/Contrast-Security-OSS/yamlbeans/blob/main/SECURITY.md - (MISC) https://github.com/Contrast-Security-OSS/yamlbeans/blob/main/SECURITY.md - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://github.com/EsotericSoftware - (MISC) https://github.com/EsotericSoftware - Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://contrastsecurity.com - (MISC) https://contrastsecurity.com - Third Party Advisory

25 Aug 2023, 20:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-08-25 20:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 15:14


NVD link : CVE-2023-24620

Mitre link : CVE-2023-24620

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-24620


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Products Affected

esotericsoftware

  • yamlbeans
CWE
CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference