GHSA-5FG8-2547-MR8Q

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-08-03 16:57 – Updated: 2024-02-22 19:03
VLAI?
Summary
Misinterpretation of malicious XML input
Details

Impact

xmldom versions 0.6.0 and older do not correctly escape special characters when serializing elements removed from their ancestor. This may lead to unexpected syntactic changes during XML processing in some downstream applications.

Patches

Update to one of the fixed versions of @xmldom/xmldom (>=0.7.0)

See issue #271 for the status of publishing xmldom to npm or join #270 for Q&A/discussion until it's resolved.

Workarounds

Downstream applications can validate the input and reject the maliciously crafted documents.

References

Similar to this one reported on the Go standard library:

  • https://mattermost.com/blog/coordinated-disclosure-go-xml-vulnerabilities/
  • https://mattermost.com/blog/securing-xml-implementations-across-the-web/

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

  • Open an issue in xmldom/xmldom
  • Email us: send an email to all addresses that are shown by npm owner ls @xmldom/xmldom
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-116"
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2021-08-02T23:21:11Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-07-27T22:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\nxmldom versions 0.6.0 and older do not correctly escape special characters when serializing elements removed from their ancestor. This may lead to unexpected syntactic changes during XML processing in some downstream applications.\n\n### Patches\nUpdate to one of the fixed versions of `@xmldom/xmldom` (`\u003e=0.7.0`)\n\nSee issue #271 for the status of publishing `xmldom` to npm or join #270 for Q\u0026A/discussion until it\u0027s resolved.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nDownstream applications can validate the input and reject the maliciously crafted documents.\n\n### References\n\nSimilar to this one reported on the Go standard library:\n\n- https://mattermost.com/blog/coordinated-disclosure-go-xml-vulnerabilities/\n- https://mattermost.com/blog/securing-xml-implementations-across-the-web/\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n* Open an issue in [`xmldom/xmldom`](https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom)\n* Email us: send an email to **all** addresses that are shown by `npm owner ls @xmldom/xmldom`\n",
  "id": "GHSA-5fg8-2547-mr8q",
  "modified": "2024-02-22T19:03:28Z",
  "published": "2021-08-03T16:57:05Z",
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://mattermost.com/blog/coordinated-disclosure-go-xml-vulnerabilities"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://mattermost.com/blog/securing-xml-implementations-across-the-web"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Misinterpretation of malicious XML input"
}


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