CVE-2021-23901

An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability exists in the Nutch DmozParser

CRITICAL
9.1
CVSS Score
Published: January 25, 2021 at 09:25 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:39 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsSnap Creator FrameworkNutch

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Severity
CRITICAL9.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

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.

Affected

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

v < 1.18Apache Nutch ≤ v ≤ 1.17
Affected range stops below 1.18, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions

Remediation

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CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-611

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