CVE-2018-1000823

CRITICAL

exist-db exist <= 5.0.0-RC4 - XML External Entity Injection in REST Server XML Parser

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

exist version <= 5.0.0-RC4 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in XML Parser for REST Server that can result in Disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, SSRF, port scanning.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://0dd.zone/2018/10/27/exist-XXE/
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/eXist-db/exist/issues/2180

Scores

CVSS v3 10.0
EPSS 0.0188
EPSS Percentile 76.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-611
Status published
Products (3)
exist-db/exist 5.0.0 rc1 (4 CPE variants)
exist-db/exist < 5.0.0
org.exist-db/exist-core 0 - 5.1.0Maven
Published Dec 20, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026