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XML External Entity Reference in drools

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jun 17, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jul 5, 2024

Package

maven org.drools:drools-core (Maven)

Affected versions

<= 7.59.0.Final

Patched versions

7.60.0.Final

Description

drools <=7.59.x is affected by an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in KieModuleMarshaller.java. The Validator class is not used correctly, resulting in the XXE injection vulnerability.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jun 16, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jun 17, 2022
Reviewed Jun 17, 2022
Last updated Jul 5, 2024

Severity

Critical
9.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-41411

GHSA ID

GHSA-rc57-9r3x-98cq

Source code

Credits

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