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GHSA-wp2f-hrg2-3r5m

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache uimaj

Source: GitHub Advisory Database (reviewed) Moderate CVE-2017-15691

Packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
Maven org.apache.uima:uimafit-core < 2.4.0 2.4.0
Maven org.apache.uima:uimaj-core < 2.10.2 2.10.2
Maven org.apache.uima:uimaj-core >= 3.0.0-alpha, < 3.0.0-beta 3.0.0-beta
Maven org.apache.uima:uimaj-as-core < 2.10.2 2.10.2

Details

As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).

In Apache uimaj prior to 2.10.2, Apache uimaj 3.0.0-xxx prior to 3.0.0-beta, Apache uima-as prior to 2.10.2, Apache uimaFIT prior to 2.4.0, Apache uimaDUCC prior to 2.2.2, this vulnerability relates to an XML external entity expansion (XXE) capability of various XML parsers. UIMA as part of its configuration and operation may read XML from various sources, which could be tainted in ways to cause inadvertent disclosure of local files or other internal content.

References

External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.