CVE-2021-23792 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-23792 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 06/05/2022 | CVE Updated: 16/09/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: snyk | Vendor: n/a | Product: com.twelvemonkeys.imageio:imageio-metadata
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-23792 Description

The package com.twelvemonkeys.imageio:imageio-metadata before 3.7.1 are vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) Injection due to an insecurely initialized XML parser for reading XMP Metadata. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability if they are able to supply a file (e.g. when an online profile picture is processed) with a malicious XMP segment. If the XMP metadata of the uploaded image is parsed, then the XXE vulnerability is triggered.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 7.3 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* NONE
    User Interaction (UI)* NONE
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* LOW
    Integrity Impact (I)* LOW
    Availability Impact (A)* LOW

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID:
CWE Name: XML External Entity (XXE) Injection
Source: n/a

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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