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CVE-2023-48362

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-48362 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the XML Format Plugin of Apache Drill versions 1.19.0 and greater. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to read arbitrary files or execute commands on a remote file system by submitting a specially crafted XML file. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low privileges and no user interaction, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 1.9.0, < 1.21.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:drill:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
51.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0075 is in the 44th percentile among its peer group of 17,823 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.drill.exec:drill-java-execFixed in: 1.21.2

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-v62g-jwj9-rfvxhigh

XML External Entity Reference (XXE) in the XML Format Plugin in Apache Drill

Jul 24, 2024

References

lists.apache.org / thread/9tt0q4bdjwgw0dz0l9knqxjnpb5y6zsl
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2024/07/24/3
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