Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-3208 - XXE vulnerability in Themidnightcoders Weborb for Java 5.1.1.0
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
The Java implementation of AMF3 deserializers used by WebORB for Java by Midnight Coders, version 5.1.1.0, allows external entity references (XXEs) from XML documents embedded within AMF3 messages. If the XML parsing is handled incorrectly it could potentially expose sensitive data on the server, denial of service, or server side request forgery.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Seebug
| bulletinFamily | exploit |
| description | A detailed analysis of the reference: https://codewhitesec.blogspot.kr/2017/04/amf.html Some Java implementations of AMF3 deserializers allow the external entity references (XXEs) from XML documents embedded within AMF3 messages. If the XML parsing is handled incorrectly it could potentially expose sensitive data on the server, denial of service, or server side request forgery. * Flamingo amf-serializer by Exadel, version 2.2.0 - CVE-2017-3206 * Flex BlazeDS , version 4.6.0.23207 - CVE-2015-3269 * GraniteDS, version 3.1.1. GA - CVE-2016-2340 (see VU#279472) * WebORB for Java by Midnight Coders, version 5.1.1.0 - CVE-2017-3208 Products using these libraries may also be impacted. More information is provided in the researcher's advisory. |
| id | SSV:92916 |
| last seen | 2017-11-19 |
| modified | 2017-04-06 |
| published | 2017-04-06 |
| reporter | Root |
| title | AMF3 Java implementations Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') |