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High Public exploit CVE-2018-8038 EUVD-2018-0704GHSA-w3gh-g32m-cvhr

High severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-jetty8, org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-jetty9, org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring, org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring2, and org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring3

Published Jul 5, 2018 · Updated Sep 16, 2024 · Assigned by apache

Description

Versions of Apache CXF Fediz prior to 1.4.4 do not fully disable Document Type Declarations (DTDs) when either parsing the Identity Provider response in the application plugins, or in the Identity Provider itself when parsing certain XML-based parameters.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache CXF Fediz prior to 1.4.4 —

Public exploits

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Affected packages

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