CVE-2017-5643
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.059 · 93 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Apache Camel's Validation Component is vulnerable against SSRF via remote DTDs and XXE.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.8–7.4
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (15)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Camel≤ The unsupported Camel 2.x (2.16 and earlier) versions may be also affected.enisa_euvdEU
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-vq9j-jh62-5hmpApache Camel's Validation Component is vulnerable against SSRF via remote DTDs and XXE.2018-10-16ghsa · osvUS
Description: The Validation Component of Apache Camel evaluates DTD headers of XML stream sources, although a validation against XML schemas (XSD) is executed. Remote attackers can use this feature to make Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks by sending XML documents with remote DTDs URLs or XML External Entities (XXE). The vulnerability is not given for SAX or StAX sources. Mitigation: 2.17.x users should upgrade to 2.17.6, 2.18.x users should upgrade to 2.18.3. The JIRA tickets https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-10894 refers to the various commits that resolved the issue, and have more details.
also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (15)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://camel.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2017-5643.txt.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1489652454000&api=v2cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97226cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2318d7f7d87724d8716cd650c21b31cb06e4d34f6d0f5ee42f28fdaf@%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b4014ea7c5830ca1fc28edd5cafedfe93ad4af2d9e69c961c5def31d@%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- http://camel.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2017-5643.txt.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1489652454000&api=v2enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97226enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832enisa_euvd
Attackers weaponise vulnerabilities like this against internet-exposed services. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.
Free scan