CVE-2016-6798 | Date: (C)2017-07-21 (M)2023-12-22 |
In the XSS Protection API module before 1.0.12 in Apache Sling, the method XSS.getValidXML() uses an insecure SAX parser to validate the input string, which allows for XXE attacks in all scripts which use this method to validate user input, potentially allowing an attacker to read sensitive data on the filesystem, perform same-site-request-forgery (SSRF), port-scanning behind the firewall or DoS the application.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
CVSS Score : 9.8 | CVSS Score : 7.5 |
Exploit Score: 3.9 | Exploit Score: 10.0 |
Impact Score: 5.9 | Impact Score: 6.4 |
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CVSS V3 Metrics: | CVSS V2 Metrics: |
Attack Vector: NETWORK | Access Vector: NETWORK |
Attack Complexity: LOW | Access Complexity: LOW |
Privileges Required: NONE | Authentication: NONE |
User Interaction: NONE | Confidentiality: PARTIAL |
Scope: UNCHANGED | Integrity: PARTIAL |
Confidentiality: HIGH | Availability: PARTIAL |
Integrity: HIGH | |
Availability: HIGH | |
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