CVE-2021-44557 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

National Library of the Netherlands multiNER <= c0440948057afc6e3d6b4903a7c05e666b94a3bc is affected by an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in multiNER/ner.py. Since XML parsing resolves external entities, a malicious XML stream could leak internal files and/or cause a DoS.

Published: 2021-12-08

Score: 9.1 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:kb:multiner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-31384	National Library of the Netherlands multiNER <= c0440948057afc6e3d6b4903a7c05e666b94a3bc is affected by an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in multiNER/ner.py. Since XML parsing resolves external entities, a malicious XML stream could leak internal files and/or cause a DoS.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00426.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/KBNLresearch/multiNER
https://github.com/KBNLresearch/multiNER/pull/3

History

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Subscriptions

Kb Multiner

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-12-08T11:21:10.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T04:25:16.855Z

Reserved: 2021-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-44557

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-12-08T12:15:08.023

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:31:13.173

Link: CVE-2021-44557

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-611

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