CycloneDX cyclonedx-core-java up to 9.0.3 XPath Expression xml external entity reference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in CycloneDX cyclonedx-core-java up to 9.0.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the component XPath Expression Handler. Such manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-38374. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CycloneDX cyclonedx-core-java up to 9.0.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component XPath Expression Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

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_ leverages XPath expressions to determine the schema version of the BOM. The `DocumentBuilderFactory` used to evaluate XPath expressions was not configured securely, making the library vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) injection. This vulnerability has been fixed in cyclonedx-core-java version 9.0.4.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-38374 since 06/14/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 9.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Xml external entity reference
CWE: CWE-611 / CWE-610
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: cyclonedx-core-java 9.0.4
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

06/14/2024 🔍
06/28/2024 +14 days 🔍
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07/01/2024 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-683x-4444-jxh8
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-38374 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-38374
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-269978

Entryinfo

Created: 06/28/2024 22:18
Updated: 07/01/2024 19:34
Changes: 06/28/2024 22:18 (67), 07/01/2024 19:34 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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