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Ubuntu: (CVE-2018-1000652): jabref vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (CVE-2018-1000652): jabref vulnerability

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/20/2018
Created
11/21/2024
Added
11/19/2024
Modified
11/19/2024

Description

JabRef version <=4.3.1 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in MsBibImporter XML Parser that can result in disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, server side request forgery, port scanning. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted MsBib file. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit 89f855d.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-jabref

References

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