CVE-2017-7503

It was found that the Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.0.5 implementation of javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory is vulnerable to XXE. An attacker could use this flaw to launch DoS or SSRF attacks, or read files from the server where EAP is deployed.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98546	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1451960	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98546	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1451960	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:32

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98546 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98546 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1451960 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1451960 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Information

Published : 2017-05-18 15:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-7503

Mitre link : CVE-2017-7503

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-7503

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

jboss_enterprise_application_platform

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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