What is CVE-2021-43142?

CVE-2021-43142 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jox Project, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-03-30.

How severe is CVE-2021-43142?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

XXE in Jox Project

CVE-2021-43142

An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in wuta jox 1.16 in the readObject method in JOXSAXBeanInput.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.014 (70.3th 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

Jox_project Jox
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43142?: CVE-2021-43142 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jox Project, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-03-30.
How severe is CVE-2021-43142?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.