CVE-2018-11796 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Apache Tika versions 0.1 through 1.19. The vulnerability stems from the SAXParser's reset() method removing the entity expansion limit after the initial parse, allowing for XML entity expansion attacks. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, potentially leading to a complete denial of service. There is currently no public exploit code available, and it is not known to be actively exploited, with minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0.1, <= 1.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tika:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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