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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in DiffPlug Spotless

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jul 5, 2019 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 28, 2023

Package

maven com.diffplug.spotless:spotless-maven-plugin (Maven)

Affected versions

< 1.20.0

Patched versions

1.20.0
maven com.diffplug.spotless:spotless-plugin-gradle (Maven)
< 3.20.0
3.20.0

Description

In DiffPlug Spotless before 1.20.0 (library and Maven plugin) and before 3.20.0 (Gradle plugin), the XML parser would resolve external entities over both HTTP and HTTPS and didn't respect the resolveExternalEntities setting. For example, this allows disclosure of file contents to a MITM attacker if a victim performs a spotlessApply operation on an untrusted XML file.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jun 28, 2019
Reviewed Jul 1, 2019
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 5, 2019
Last updated Jan 28, 2023

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

0.189%
(56th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2019-9843

GHSA ID

GHSA-7v35-qwwj-p98g

Source code

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