CVE-2021-32623: Billion laughs attack (XML bomb)

CVE-2021-32623 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-06-17

Billion laughs attack (XML bomb)

Technologies: org.opencastproject:opencast-kernel (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2021-32623 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-32623 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2021-32623?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 17 June 2021.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.opencastproject:opencast-kernel (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=9.6.
Is there a fix for CVE-2021-32623?
Yes. org.opencastproject:opencast-kernel (Maven): upgrade to 9.6 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2021-32623?
Check whether you run org.opencastproject:opencast-kernel (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.opencastproject:opencast-kernel (Maven): upgrade to 9.6 or later
    # set org.opencastproject:opencast-kernel to 9.6 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.opencastproject:opencast-kernel (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=9.6

Identifiers

  • CVE-2021-32623
  • GHSA-9gwx-9cwp-5c2m

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