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CRITICAL
CVE-2021-23901
Apache Nutch DmozParser XXE Injection Vulnerability
Description

An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability was discovered in the Nutch DmozParser and is known to affect Nutch versions < 1.18. XML external entity injection (also known as XXE) is a web security vulnerability that allows an attacker to interfere with an application's processing of XML data. It often allows an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem, and to interact with any back-end or external systems that the application itself can access. This issue is fixed in Apache Nutch 1.18.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 25, 2021, 10:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-23901 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Netapp snap_creator_framework
1 Apache nutch

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-23901 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7ddfd680aa7ea001ca8da63bb23e3f8caa095a8b4f2261e46bade5c7%40%3Cdev.nutch.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5e2f7737b42c73a3325f3c2c8cdee1ec27631b3a0e144104d84d70e6%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5e2f7737b42c73a3325f3c2c8cdee1ec27631b3a0e144104d84d70e6@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7ddfd680aa7ea001ca8da63bb23e3f8caa095a8b4f2261e46bade5c7@%3Cdev.nutch.apache.org%3E
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0003/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0003/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snap_creator_framework:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 13, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0003/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NUTCH-2841 No Types Assigned https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NUTCH-2841 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r090321840b44cc91086c4e317bf2baffa270749dde6c1273b6567f7c%40%3Cdev.nutch.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r090321840b44cc91086c4e317bf2baffa270749dde6c1273b6567f7c%40%3Cdev.nutch.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5e2f7737b42c73a3325f3c2c8cdee1ec27631b3a0e144104d84d70e6@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5e2f7737b42c73a3325f3c2c8cdee1ec27631b3a0e144104d84d70e6@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7ddfd680aa7ea001ca8da63bb23e3f8caa095a8b4f2261e46bade5c7@%3Cdev.nutch.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7ddfd680aa7ea001ca8da63bb23e3f8caa095a8b4f2261e46bade5c7@%3Cdev.nutch.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-611
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:nutch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.18
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability was discovered in the Nutch DmozParser and is known to affect Nutch versions < 1.18. XML external entity injection (also known as XXE) is a web security vulnerability that allows an attacker to interfere with an application's processing of XML data. It often allows an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem, and to interact with any back-end or external systems that the application itself can access. This issue is fixed in Apache Nutch 1.18. An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability was discovered in the Nutch DmozParser and is known to affect Nutch versions < 1.18. XML external entity injection (also known as XXE) is a web security vulnerability that allows an attacker to interfere with an application's processing of XML data. It often allows an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem, and to interact with any back-end or external systems that the application itself can access. This issue is fixed in Apache Nutch 1.18.
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5e2f7737b42c73a3325f3c2c8cdee1ec27631b3a0e144104d84d70e6@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7ddfd680aa7ea001ca8da63bb23e3f8caa095a8b4f2261e46bade5c7@%3Cdev.nutch.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.57 }} 0.42%

score

0.85821

percentile

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