Accenture Mercury up to 1.12.27 SimpleXmlParser.java xml external entity reference

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Accenture Mercury up to 1.12.27. The affected element is an unknown function of the file platformlambda/core/serializers/SimpleXmlParser.java. Such manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-10990. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Accenture Mercury up to 1.12.27. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file platformlambda/core/serializers/SimpleXmlParser.java. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An XXE issue exists in Accenture Mercury before 1.12.28 because of the platformlambda/core/serializers/SimpleXmlParser.java component.

The weakness was presented 03/27/2020. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-10990 since 03/26/2020. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 1.12.28 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• Accenture

Name

• Mercury

Version

• 1.12.0
• 1.12.1
• 1.12.2
• 1.12.3
• 1.12.4
• 1.12.5
• 1.12.6
• 1.12.7
• 1.12.8
• 1.12.9
• 1.12.10
• 1.12.11
• 1.12.12
• 1.12.13
• 1.12.14
• 1.12.15
• 1.12.16
• 1.12.17
• 1.12.18
• 1.12.19
• 1.12.20
• 1.12.21
• 1.12.22
• 1.12.23
• 1.12.24
• 1.12.25
• 1.12.26
• 1.12.27

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/Accenture/mercury/

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