apache/logging-log4net · Security

XML External Entity attack in log4net

GHSA ID
GHSA-2cwj-8chv-9pp9
CVE ID
CVE-2018-1285
Severity
critical
Published
Updated
CVSS
9.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3
9.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Apache log4net before 2.0.10 does not disable XML external entities when parsing log4net configuration files. This could allow for XXE-based attacks in applications that accept arbitrary configuration files from users.

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