CVE-2017-3208

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-3208
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-06-11 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-08-06 15:38:00 UTC
DescriptionThe Java implementation of AMF3 deserializers used by WebORB for Java by Midnight Coders, version 5.1.1.0, allows external entity references (XXEs) from XML documents embedded within AMF3 messages. If the XML parsing is handled incorrectly it could potentially expose sensitive data on the server, denial of service, or server side request forgery.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-611

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Themidnightcoders Weborb For Java 5.1.1.0 All All All
Application Themidnightcoders Weborb For Java 5.1.1.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
code white | Blog: AMF – Another Malicious Format MISC codewhitesec.blogspot.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
WebORB for Java Remote Code Execution and XML External Entity Injection Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VU#307983 - Action Message Format (AMF3) Java implementations are vulnerable to insecure deserialization and XML external entities references CERT-VN www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Flaws in Java AMF Libraries Allow Remote Code Execution | SecurityWeek.Com MISC www.securityweek.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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