What is CVE-2024-21796?

CVE-2024-21796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dfeg Electronic Deliverables Creation Support Tool, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-01-24.

How severe is CVE-2024-21796?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

XXE in Dfeg Electronic Deliverables Creation Support Tool

CVE-2024-21796

Electronic Deliverables Creation Support Tool (Construction Edition) prior to Ver1.0.4 and Electronic Deliverables Creation Support Tool (Design & Survey Edition) prior to Ver1.0.4 improperly restrict XML external entity references (XXE). By processing a specially crafted XML file, arbitrary files on the system may be read by an attacker.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.002 (9.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Dfeg Electronic_deliverables_creation_support_tool
Ministry Of Defense Electronic Deliverables Creation Support Tool (Construction Edition) — versions prior to Ver1.0.4
Ministry Of Defense Electronic Deliverables Creation Support Tool (Design & Survey Edition) — versions prior to Ver1.0.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

vultures@jpcert.or.jp (Product)
vultures@jpcert.or.jp (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21796?: CVE-2024-21796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dfeg Electronic Deliverables Creation Support Tool, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-01-24.
How severe is CVE-2024-21796?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.