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CVE-2017-3208 Details

Description

The Java implementation of AMF3 deserializers used by WebORB for Java by Midnight Coders, version 5.1.1.0, allows external entity references (XXEs) from XML documents embedded within AMF3 messages. If the XML parsing is handled incorrectly it could potentially expose sensitive data on the server, denial of service, or server side request forgery.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://codewhitesec.blogspot.com/2017/04/amf.html CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/307983 CVEThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97384 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityweek.com/flaws-java-amf-libraries-allow-remote-code-execution CVEThird Party Advisory
https://codewhitesec.blogspot.com/2017/04/amf.html [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
themidnightcoders weborb for java
5.1.1.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:themidnightcoders:weborb_for_java:5.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-3208
NVD Published Date:
Jun 11, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]