CVE-2017-7464 — HIGH (8.7) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

It was found that the JAXP implementation used in JBoss EAP 7.0 for SAX and DOM parsing is vulnerable to certain XXE flaws. An attacker could use this flaw to cause DoS, SSRF, or information disclosure if they are able to provide XML content for parsing.

CVSS Score

8.7

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Jboss Enterprise Application Platform	7.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-611

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98450Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7464Issue TrackingMitigationVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98450Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7464Issue TrackingMitigationVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-7464?

CVE-2017-7464 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.7 (HIGH). It was found that the JAXP implementation used in JBoss EAP 7.0 for SAX and DOM parsing is vulnerable to certain XXE flaws. An attacker could use this flaw to cause DoS, SSRF, or information disclosur...

How severe is CVE-2017-7464?

CVE-2017-7464 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.7/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-7464?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform.