# CVE-2018-1000632: Dom4j contains a XML Injection vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-1000632-dom4j-contains-a-xml-injection-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2018-10-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-1000632 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2018-10-16

Dom4j contains a XML Injection vulnerability

Technologies: [org.dom4j:dom4j (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-dom4j-dom4j). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-1000632 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-1000632 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-1000632?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 16 October 2018.

**Which products and versions are affected?** dom4j:dom4j (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=1.6.1; org.dom4j:dom4j (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.0.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-1000632?** Yes. org.dom4j:dom4j (Maven): upgrade to 2.0.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-1000632?** Check whether you run dom4j:dom4j (Maven) or org.dom4j:dom4j (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.dom4j:dom4j (Maven): upgrade to 2.0.3 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.dom4j:dom4j to 2.0.3 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- dom4j:dom4j (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=1.6.1
- org.dom4j:dom4j (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.0.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-1000632
- GHSA-6pcc-3rfx-4gpm

## Related threats

- [Withdrawn Advisory: dom4j XML Entity Expansion vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-45960-withdrawn-advisory-dom4j-xml-entity-expansion-vulnerability)
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