XML External Entity vulnerability in default SAX parser
CVE: CVE-2020-10683
Component: dom4j
CWE: CWE-611
Severity: Moderate
CVSS v3: 7.4/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Release date: 2020-04-15T00:00:00+00:00

dom4j before 2.0.3 and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 allows external DTDs and External Entities by default, which might enable XXE attacks. However, there is popular external documentation from OWASP showing how to enable the safe, non-default behavior in any application that uses dom4j.

Statement: OpenShift Container Platform ships a vulnerable version of dom4j  library. However it's used to parse configuration files, which are local disk resources. We've rated this issue with a moderate impact for OpenShift Container Platform.

Remediation:
Before applying this update, back up your existing Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform installation and deployed applications.

For details about how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, see:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Before applying this update, ensure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details about how to apply this update, see:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Before applying this update, back up your existing Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform installation and deployed applications.

For details about how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, see:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Before applying this update, ensure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details about how to apply this update, see:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details about how to apply this update, see:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Before applying this update, ensure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details about how to apply this update, see:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Before applying this update, back up your existing Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform installation and deployed applications.

You must restart the JBoss server process for the update to take effect.

The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must log in to download the update)
For on-premise installations, before applying the update, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings, and so on.

It is recommended to halt the server by stopping the JBoss Application Server process before installing this update; after installing the update, restart the server by starting the JBoss Application Server process.

The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must log in to download the update).
For on-premise installations, before applying the update, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings, and so on.

It is recommended to halt the server by stopping the JBoss Application Server process before installing this update; after installing the update, restart the server by starting the JBoss Application Server process.

The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must log in to download the update).
Before applying the update, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings, and so on.

Installation instructions are available from the Fuse 7.8.0 product documentation page:
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_fuse/7.8/
Before applying this update, back up your existing Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform installation and deployed applications.

The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must log in to download the update).

The JBoss server process must be restarted for the update to take effect.
Before applying the update, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings, and so on.

The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must log in to download the update).