CVE-2021-33813 (High) detected in jdom2-2.0.4.jar

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CVE-2021-33813 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jdom2-2.0.4.jar

A complete, Java-based solution for accessing, manipulating, and outputting XML data

Library home page: http://www.jdom.org

Path to vulnerable library: /root/.ivy2/cache/org.jdom/jdom2/jars/jdom2-2.0.4.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• htmlcleaner-2.4.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ jdom2-2.0.4.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

An XXE issue in SAXBuilder in JDOM through 2.0.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HTTP request.

Publish Date: 2021-06-16

URL: CVE-2021-33813

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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