UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000652

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000652

    Published: 20 Aug 2018Last Modified: 24 Oct 2025

    Summary:

    Details: JabRef version <=4.3.1 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in MsBibImporter XML Parser that can result in disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, server side request forgery, port scanning. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted MsBib file. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit 89f855d.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000652, https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/4229, https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/commit/89f855d76713b4cd25ac0830c719cd61c511851e, https://0dd.zone/2018/08/08/JabRef-XXE/, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1000652

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: jabref

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+ds-5?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.10+ds-4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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