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CVE-2018-11788

N/A
Published: January 7, 2019 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:36 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorKaraf

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%

Description

Apache Karaf provides a features deployer, which allows users to "hot deploy" a features XML by dropping the file directly in the deploy folder. The features XML is parsed by XMLInputFactory class. Apache Karaf XMLInputFactory class doesn't contain any mitigation codes against XXE. This is a potential security risk as an user can inject external XML entities in Apache Karaf version prior to 4.1.7 or 4.2.2. It has been fixed in Apache Karaf 4.1.7 and 4.2.2 releases.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Karaf· Apachemaven
95%
v < 4.1.74.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 4.2.14.2.0 milestone14.2.0 milestone2
Affected range stops below 4.1.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://karaf.apache.org/security/cve-2018-11788.txt
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106479

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-611

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