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CVE-2021-23901 Details

Description

An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability was discovered in the Nutch DmozParser and is known to affect Nutch versions < 1.18. XML external entity injection (also known as XXE) is a web security vulnerability that allows an attacker to interfere with an application's processing of XML data. It often allows an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem, and to interact with any back-end or external systems that the application itself can access. This issue is fixed in Apache Nutch 1.18.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.1 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NUTCH-2841 CVEIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r090321840b44cc91086c4e317bf2baffa270749dde6c1273b6567f7c%40%3Cdev.nutch.apache.org%3E CVEMailing ListVendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5e2f7737b42c73a3325f3c2c8cdee1ec27631b3a0e144104d84d70e6%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E CVE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7ddfd680aa7ea001ca8da63bb23e3f8caa095a8b4f2261e46bade5c7%40%3Cdev.nutch.apache.org%3E CVE
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0003/ CVEThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

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

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apache nutch
< 1.18

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:nutch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
netapp snap creator framework
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snap_creator_framework:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-23901
NVD Published Date:
Jan 25, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-23901 Details - Not Deferred