CVE-2017-7545

moderate-risk
Published 2018-07-26

It was discovered that the XmlUtils class in jbpmmigration 6.5 performed expansion of external parameter entities while parsing XML files. A remote attacker could use this flaw to read files accessible to the user running the application server and, potentially, perform other more advanced XML eXternal Entity (XXE) attacks.

Do I need to act?

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0.77% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.5/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Jboss Bpm Suite
Jbpm

Affected Vendors

Redhat

References (10)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102179
Vendor Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3354
Vendor Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3355
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7545
Patch https://github.com/kiegroup/jbpm-designer/commit/a143f3b92a6a5a527d929d68c02a0c5...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102179
Vendor Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3354
Vendor Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3355
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7545
Patch https://github.com/kiegroup/jbpm-designer/commit/a143f3b92a6a5a527d929d68c02a0c5...
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 9/34 · Low