CVE-2017-10617 Contrail: XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

An XXE vulnerability in the Contrail ifmap service allows attackers to retrieve sensitive system files.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-10617?

CVE-2017-10617 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Networks Contrail, published on 13 Oct 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The ifmap service that comes bundled with Contrail has an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability that may allow an attacker to retrieve sensitive system files. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Contrail 2.2 prior to 2.21.4; 3.0 prior to 3.0.3.4; 3.1 prior to 3.1.4.0; 3.2 prior to 3.2.5.0. CVE-2017-10616 and CVE-2017-10617 can be chained together and have a combined CVSSv3 score of 5.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Weakness: CWE-611

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10617?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Juniper Contrail.

How do I fix CVE-2017-10617?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10617 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-10617 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10617 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f3v5-rq6c-674f.

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