CVE-2018-1000632
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.066 · 94 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
dom4j version prior to version 2.1.1 contains a CWE-91: XML Injection vulnerability in Class: Element. Methods: addElement, addAttribute that can result in an attacker tampering with XML documents through XML injection. This attack appear to be exploitable via an attacker specifying attributes or elements in the XML document. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.1.1 or later.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (106)
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advisories (3)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-0068IBM Business Automation Workflow: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-01-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Business Automation Workflow ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen oder Dateien zu manipulieren.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-0180Dell Data Protection Advisor: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-01-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell Data Protection Advisor ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe zu starten.
- GHSA-6pcc-3rfx-4gpmDom4j contains a XML Injection vulnerability2018-10-16ghsa · osvUS
dom4j version prior to version 2.1.1 contains a CWE-91: XML Injection vulnerability in Class: Element. Methods: addElement, addAttribute that can result in an attacker tampering with XML documents through XML injection. This attack appear to be exploitable via an attacker specifying attributes or elements in the XML document. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.1.1 or later. Note: This advisory applies to `dom4j:dom4j` version 1.x legacy artifacts. To resolve this a change to the latest version of `org.dom4j:dom4j` is recommended.
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references (105)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/48907cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0362cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0364cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0365cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0380cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1159cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1160cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1161cnnvd
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