What is CVE-2024-38374?

CVE-2024-38374 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cyclonedx Cyclonedx-core-java, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-06-28.

How severe is CVE-2024-38374?

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

XXE in Cyclonedx Cyclonedx-core-java

CVE-2024-38374

The CycloneDX core module provides a model representation of the SBOM along with utilities to assist in creating, validating, and parsing SBOMs. Before deserializing CycloneDX Bill of Materials in XML format, _cyclonedx-core-java_ leverage…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.006 (43.7th 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:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Cyclonedx Cyclonedx-core-java — versions >= 2.1.0, < 9.0.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38374?: CVE-2024-38374 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cyclonedx Cyclonedx-core-java, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-06-28.
How severe is CVE-2024-38374?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.