Vulnerability · Published Oct 9, 2023 · Assigned by JetBrains
CVE-2023-45612
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity XML external entity in Ktor from JetBrains. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.6High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
In JetBrains Ktor before 2.3.5 default configuration of ContentNegotiation with XML format was vulnerable to XXE
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-611 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N