CVE-2018-17198 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2018-17198 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 28/05/2019 | CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2018
Source: apache | Vendor: Apache Software Foundation | Product: Apache Roller
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2018-17198 Description

Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF) and File Enumeration vulnerability in Apache Roller 5.2.1, 5.2.0 and earlier unsupported versions relies on Java SAX Parser to implement its XML-RPC interface and by default that parser supports external entities in XML DOCTYPE, which opens Roller up to SSRF / File Enumeration vulnerability. Note that this vulnerability exists even if Roller XML-RPC interface is disable via the Roller web admin UI. Mitigation: There are a couple of ways you can fix this vulnerability: 1) Upgrade to the latest version of Roller, which is now 5.2.2 2) Or, edit the Roller web.xml file and comment out the XML-RPC Servlet mapping as shown below:

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CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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CWE Name: Information Disclosure
Source: Apache Software Foundation

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).