XXE in Dom4j Project
CVE-2020-10683
dom4j before 2.0.3 and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 allows external DTDs and External Entities by default, which might enable XXE attacks. However, there is popular external documentation from OWASP showing how to enable the safe, non-default behavior in any application that uses dom4j.
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
EPSS: 0.073 (94.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Dom4j_project Dom4j
- Netapp Oncommand_api_services
- Netapp Oncommand_workflow_automation
- Netapp Snapcenter
- Netapp Snap_creator_framework
- Netapp Snapmanager
- Oracle Agile_plm — versions 9.3.3, 9.3.5
- Oracle Agile_product_lifecycle_management — versions 9.3.3, 9.3.5
- Oracle Application_testing_suite — versions 13.3.0.1
- Oracle Banking_platform
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-10683?
- CVE-2020-10683 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dom4j Project, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-05-01.
- How severe is CVE-2020-10683?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-10683 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.