Explain CVE-2018-1285
Apache log4net versions before 2.0.10 do not disable XML external entities when parsing log4net configuration files. This allows for XXE-based attacks in applications that accept attacker-controlled log4net configuration files.
Affected Products: Apache log4net
References: [{'name': 'FEDORA-2020-cfc319e067', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M2U233HVAQDSZ2PRG4XSGDASLY3J6ALH/'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2020-73d380e9b9', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VKL2LPINAI6BCMXOH4V4HVHGLUXIWOFO/'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2020-847775bf79', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VT2DNNSW7C7FNK3MA3SLEUHGW5USYZKE/'}, {'name': '[logging-dev] 20200525 [CVE-2018-1285] XXE vulnerability in Apache log4net', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r33564de316d4e4ba0fea1d4d079e62cde1ffe64369c1157243d840d9%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E'}, {'name': '[logging-dev] 20200525 Re: [CVE-2018-1285] XXE vulnerability in Apache log4net', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9de86a185575e6c5f92e2a70a1d2e2e9514dc4341251577aac8e3866%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E'}, {'name': '[logging-dev] 20200617 Re: [CVE-2018-1285] XXE vulnerability in Apache log4net', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6543acafca3e2d24ff4b0c364a91540cb9378977ffa8d37a03ab4b0f%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E'}, {'name': '[logging-dev] 20200730 Re: [CVE-2018-1285] XXE vulnerability in Apache log4net', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7ab6b6e702f11a6f77b0db2af2d5e5532f56ae4b99b5fe73c5200b6a%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E'}, {'name': '[logging-dev] 20200826 log4net.dll - does 2.0.9 fix CVE-2018-1285', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdbac24c945ca5c69cd5348b5ac023bc625768f653335de146e09ae2d%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E'}, {'name': '[logging-dev] 20200826 Re: log4net.dll - does 2.0.9 fix CVE-2018-1285', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd2d72a017e238d1f345f9d14e075c81be16fc68a41c9e9ad9e29a732%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E'}, {'name': '[logging-dev] 20200906 [VOTE] [log4net] Release 2.0.10', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r00b16ac5e0bbf7009a0d167ed58f3f94d0033b0f4b3e3d5025cc4872%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reab1c277c95310bad1038255e0757857b2fbe291411b4fa84552028a%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4NET-575'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html'}, {'name': '[logging-dev] 20210817 Solution for vulnerability', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r525cbbd7db0aef4a114cf60de8439aa285decc34904d42a7f14f39c3%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220909-0001/'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED