CVE-2018-17198 is a critical Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) and File Enumeration vulnerability affecting Apache Roller versions 5.2.1, 5.2.0, and earlier unsupported versions. This flaw stems from the Java SAX Parser's default support for external entities in XML DOCTYPE within Roller's XML-RPC interface, even if the interface is disabled. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, allowing for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.