What is CVE-2020-14379?

CVE-2020-14379 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Jboss_a-mq, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2022-08-16.

How severe is CVE-2020-14379?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-14379 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XXE in Redhat Jboss_a-mq

CVE-2020-14379

A flaw was found in Red Hat AMQ Broker in a way that a XEE attack can be done via Broker's configuration files, leading to denial of service and information disclosure.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.002 (12.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Redhat Jboss_a-mq — versions 7
N/a Red Hat Amq — versions Red Hat AMQ 7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2020-14379

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14379?: CVE-2020-14379 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Jboss_a-mq, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2022-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-14379?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-14379 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.