CVE-2018-1285
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 17.8%
Apache log4net versions before 2.0.10 do not disable XML external entities when parsing log4net configuration files. This allows for XXE-based attacks in applications that accept attacker-controlled log4net configuration files.
- Affected
- Apache log4net
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - EPSS
- 17.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 97th percentile
- Published
- 2020-05-11
- Updated
- 2024-08-05
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
- chan154/log4net-XXE-POC1★ · 2025-01-09
Security advisories
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4NET-575
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reab1c277c95310bad1038255e0757857b2fbe291411b4fa8455…
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220909-0001
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
- advisories/GHSA-2cwj-8chv-9pp9