XXE in Freeplane
CVE-2018-1000069
FreePlane version 1.5.9 and earlier contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in XML Parser in mindmap loader that can result in stealing data from victim's machine. This attack appears to require the victim to open a specially crafted mind map file. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.6+.
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Freeplane
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00019.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4175 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.youtube.com/watch (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.freeplane.org/wiki/index.php/XML_External_Entity_vulnerability_in_map_parser (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1000069?
- CVE-2018-1000069 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freeplane, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-03-13.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1000069?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.