high7.5
CVE-2018-11761
In Apache Tika 0.1 to 1.18, the XML parsers were not configured to limit entity expansion.
Impact
In Apache Tika 0.1 to 1.18, the XML parsers were not configured to limit entity expansion. They were therefore vulnerable to an entity expansion vulnerability which can lead to a denial of service attack.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Tika | from 0.1 through 1.18 |
| Oracle | Business Process Management Suite | Versions 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.3.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105514
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5553e10bba5604117967466618f219c0cae710075819c70cfb3fb421%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535a39451%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105514
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5553e10bba5604117967466618f219c0cae710075819c70cfb3fb421%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535a39451%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html