What is CVE-2021-20838?

CVE-2021-20838 is a high-severity vulnerability in Antennahouse Office Server Document Converter, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-11-01.

How severe is CVE-2021-20838?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

XXE in Antennahouse Office Server Document Converter

CVE-2021-20838

Office Server Document Converter V7.2MR4 and earlier and V7.1MR7 and earlier allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to conduct an XML External Entity (XXE) attack to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition by processing a specially crafted XML document.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.015 (71.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Antennahouse Office_server_document_converter — versions 5.2, 6.0, 6.1
Antenna House, Inc. Office Server Document Converter — versions V7.2MR4 and earlier and V7.1MR7 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

vultures@jpcert.or.jp (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
vultures@jpcert.or.jp (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20838?: CVE-2021-20838 is a high-severity vulnerability in Antennahouse Office Server Document Converter, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2021-20838?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.