Vulnerability · Published Jul 25, 2023 · Assigned by jpcert

CVE-2023-32639

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Applicant Programme from The Ministry of Justice. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Applicant Programme Ver.7.06 and earlier improperly restricts XML external entity references (XXE). By processing a specially crafted XML file, arbitrary files on the system may be read by an attacker.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
The Ministry of Justice Applicant Programme Ver.7.06 and earlier

References