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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2017-15691 EUVD-2022-5606GHSA-wp2f-hrg2-3r5m

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache uimaj

Published Apr 26, 2018 · Updated Sep 16, 2024 · Assigned by apache

Description

In Apache uimaj prior to 2.10.2, Apache uimaj 3.0.0-xxx prior to 3.0.0-beta, Apache uima-as prior to 2.10.2, Apache uimaFIT prior to 2.4.0, Apache uimaDUCC prior to 2.2.2, this vulnerability relates to an XML external entity expansion (XXE) capability of various XML parsers. UIMA as part of its configuration and operation may read XML from various sources, which could be tainted in ways to cause inadvertent disclosure of local files or other internal content.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache UIMA uimaj prior to 2.10.2, uimaj 3.0.0-xxx prior to 3.0.0-beta, uima-as prior to 2.10.2, uimaFIT prior to 2.4.0, uimaDUCC prior to 2.2.2 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 uimaj 2.10.2-1 —
Debian 13 uimaj 2.10.2-1 —
Debian 12 uimaj 2.10.2-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS uimaj No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS uimaj No fix yet —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.apache.uima:uimafit-core < 2.4.0 2.4.0 GHSA-wp2f-hrg2-3r5m
Maven org.apache.uima:uimaj-as-core < 2.10.2 2.10.2 GHSA-wp2f-hrg2-3r5m
Maven org.apache.uima:uimaj-core < 2.10.2 2.10.2 GHSA-wp2f-hrg2-3r5m
Maven org.apache.uima:uimaj-core >= 3.0.0-alpha, < 3.0.0-beta 3.0.0-beta GHSA-wp2f-hrg2-3r5m

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