CVE-2021-23901
An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability exists in the Nutch DmozParser
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jan 25, 2021
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2025
- Reserved
- Jan 12, 2021
Description
An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability was discovered in the Nutch DmozParser and is known to affect Nutch versions < 1.18. XML external entity injection (also known as XXE) is a web security vulnerability that allows an attacker to interfere with an application's processing of XML data. It often allows an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem, and to interact with any back-end or external systems that the application itself can access. This issue is fixed in Apache Nutch 1.18.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Apache NutchApache Software Foundation |
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References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r090321840b44cc91086c4e317bf2baffa270749dde6c1273b6567f7c%40%3Cdev.nutch.apache.org%3E
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NUTCH-2841
- [nutch-dev] 20210125 Re: CVE-2021-23901: An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability exists in the Nutch DmozParsermailing-list
- [announce] 20210124 CVE-2021-23901: An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability exists in the Nutch DmozParsermailing-list
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0003/
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