XML External Entity Reference (XXE) in the XML Format Plugin in Apache Drill
Date: 2024-07
Affected: maven/org.apache.drill.exec:drill-java-exec
Attack vector: other
Category: vulnerability-disclosure
Severity: High
CVE: CVE-2023-48362
CWE: CWE-611
CVSS: 8.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

XXE in the XML Format Plugin in Apache Drill version 1.19.0 and greater allows a user to read any file on a remote file system or execute commands via a malicious XML file. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.21.2, which fixes this issue.


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