dom4j version prior to version 2.1.1 contains a CWE-91: XML Injection vulnerability in Class: Element. Methods: addElement, addAttribute that can result in an attacker tampering with XML documents through XML injection. This attack appear to be exploitable via an attacker specifying attributes or elements in the XML document. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.1.1 or later.
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CVE-2018-1000632 - High Severity Vulnerability
dom4j: the flexible XML framework for Java
Library home page: http://dom4j.org
Path to dependency file: /pom.xml
Path to vulnerable library: /Users/alexmaybaum/.m2/repository/dom4j/dom4j/1.6.1/dom4j-1.6.1.jar
Dependency Hierarchy: - hibernate-entitymanager-4.3.11.Final.jar (Root Library) - hibernate-core-4.3.11.Final.jar - :x: **dom4j-1.6.1.jar** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 9c6901108cf0138889fa46846fabfcb78828d070
Found in base branch: vp-rem
Reachability Analysis(Unreachable)
The vulnerable code is not reachable.
dom4j version prior to version 2.1.1 contains a CWE-91: XML Injection vulnerability in Class: Element. Methods: addElement, addAttribute that can result in an attacker tampering with XML documents through XML injection. This attack appear to be exploitable via an attacker specifying attributes or elements in the XML document. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.1.1 or later.
Publish Date: 2018-08-20
URL: CVE-2018-1000632
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: None
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Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000632
Release Date: 2018-08-20
Fix Resolution: org.dom4j:dom4j:2.0.3