Vulnerability · Published Jul 7, 2022 · Assigned by eclipse
CVE-2021-41042
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity XML external entity in Eclipse Lyo from The Eclipse Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 63% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In Eclipse Lyo versions 1.0.0 to 4.1.0, a TransformerFactory is initialized with the defaults that do not restrict DTD loading when working with RDF/XML. This allows an attacker to cause an external DTD to be retrieved.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.eclipse.lyo:lyo-parent | 5.0.0.Final | GHSA-6296-mvgp-27hp |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| The Eclipse Foundation | Eclipse Lyo | 1.0.0 – before unspecifiedunspecified – through 4.1.0 |
Weakness: CWE-611
References
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/eclipsefdn/emo-team/emo/-/issues/287 x_refsource_CONFIRM