CVE-2017-5661

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-5661
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerapache
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-18 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionIn Apache FOP before 2.2, files lying on the filesystem of the server which uses FOP can be revealed to arbitrary users who send maliciously formed SVG files. The file types that can be shown depend on the user context in which the exploitable application is running. If the user is root a full compromise of the server - including confidential or sensitive files - would be possible. XXE can also be used to attack the availability of the server via denial of service as the references within a xml document can trivially trigger an amplification attack.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.3 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-611 | XXE

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.3HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.9AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Formatting Objects Processor All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Apache Software Foundation Apache FOP affected before 2.2 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[R1] Tenable.sc 5.19.0 Fixes Multiple Third-party Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable® af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.tenable.com
Apache FOP CVE-2017-5661 XML External Entity Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3864-1 fop af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
The Apache(tm) XML Graphics Project - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 xmlgraphics.apache.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
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