VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2018-11761
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability9.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-09-19
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
In Apache Tika 0.1 to 1.18, the XML parsers were not configured to limit entity expansion. They were therefore vulnerable to an entity expansion vulnerability which can lead to a denial of service attack.
Weakness classification
- CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Primary references
- security@apache.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@apache.org
- security@apache.org
- security@apache.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory