CVE-2020-10683: dom4j allows External Entities by default which might enable XXE attacks

CVE-2020-10683 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2020-06-05

dom4j allows External Entities by default which might enable XXE attacks

Technologies: org.dom4j:dom4j (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2020-10683 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-10683 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2020-10683?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 5 June 2020.
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-2020-10683?
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-2020-10683?
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
    # 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-2020-10683
  • GHSA-hwj3-m3p6-hj38

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