XXE in Red Hat, Inc. Jboss Enterprise Application Platform
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.
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (80.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat, Inc. Jboss Enterprise Application Platform — versions 7.0.5
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform — versions 7.0.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98546 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7503?
- CVE-2017-7503 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Red Hat, Inc. Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-05-18.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7503?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.