XXE in Twelvemonkeys Project
CVE-2021-23792
The package com.twelvemonkeys.imageio:imageio-metadata before 3.7.1 are vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) Injection due to an insecurely initialized XML parser for reading XMP Metadata. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability if they are able to supply a file (e.g. when an online profile picture is processed) with a malicious XMP segment. If the XMP metadata of the uploaded image is parsed, then the XXE vulnerability is triggered.
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 63.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Twelvemonkeys Project
- Com.twelvemonkeys.imageio:imageio-Metadata — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-COMTWELVEMONKEYSIMAGEIO-2316763 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/haraldk/TwelveMonkeys/commit/da4efe98bf09e1cce91b7633cb251958a200fc80 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-23792?
- CVE-2021-23792 is a high-severity vulnerability in Twelvemonkeys Project, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2022-05-06.
- How severe is CVE-2021-23792?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.