Syncfusion Essential Studio for ASP.NET MVC up to 27.1.54 docx Document xml external entity reference

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Syncfusion Essential Studio for ASP.NET MVC up to 27.1.54. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component docx Document Handler. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-55969. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Syncfusion Essential Studio for ASP.NET MVC up to 27.1.54. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component docx Document 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

DocIO in Syncfusion Essential Studio for ASP.NET MVC before 27.1.55 throws XMLException during the resaving of a DOCX document with an external reference XML, aka I640714.

The advisory is shared at ej2.syncfusion.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-55969 since 12/14/2024. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 27.1.55 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at ej2.syncfusion.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-52869). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Syncfusion

Name

• Essential Studio for ASP.NET MVC

Version

• 27.1.0
• 27.1.1
• 27.1.2
• 27.1.3
• 27.1.4
• 27.1.5
• 27.1.6
• 27.1.7
• 27.1.8
• 27.1.9
• 27.1.10
• 27.1.11
• 27.1.12
• 27.1.13
• 27.1.14
• 27.1.15
• 27.1.16
• 27.1.17
• 27.1.18
• 27.1.19
• 27.1.20
• 27.1.21
• 27.1.22
• 27.1.23
• 27.1.24
• 27.1.25
• 27.1.26
• 27.1.27
• 27.1.28
• 27.1.29
• 27.1.30
• 27.1.31
• 27.1.32
• 27.1.33
• 27.1.34
• 27.1.35
• 27.1.36
• 27.1.37
• 27.1.38
• 27.1.39
• 27.1.40
• 27.1.41
• 27.1.42
• 27.1.43
• 27.1.44
• 27.1.45
• 27.1.46
• 27.1.47
• 27.1.48
• 27.1.49
• 27.1.50
• 27.1.51
• 27.1.52
• 27.1.53
• 27.1.54

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CVSSv4info

CVSSv3info

CVSSv2info

Exploitinginfo

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Countermeasuresinfo

Timelineinfo

Sourcesinfo

Entryinfo

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Discussion