XXE in Bonitasoft Bonita-Connector-Webservice
CVE-2020-36640
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in bonitasoft bonita-connector-webservice up to 1.3.0. This affects the function TransformerConfigurationException of the file src/main/java/org/bonitasoft/connectors/ws/SecureWSConnector.java. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. Upgrading to version 1.3.1 is able to address this issue. The patch is named a12ad691c05af19e9061d7949b6b828ce48815d5. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217443.
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
EPSS: 0.008 (51.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Bonitasoft Bonita-connector-webservice — versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2
- Bonitasoft Webservice_connector
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking, Patch)
- cna@vuldb.com (Patch, patch)
- cna@vuldb.com (Release Notes, patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-36640?
- CVE-2020-36640 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bonitasoft Bonita-Connector-Webservice, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-01-05.
- How severe is CVE-2020-36640?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-36640 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.