CVE-2017-14949 Restlet Framework allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via a crafted REST API HTTP request

What is CVE-2017-14949?

CVE-2017-14949 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Restlet Framework before 2.3.12 allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via a crafted REST API HTTP request that conducts an XXE attack, because only general external entities (not parameter external entities) are properly considered. This is related to XmlRepresentation, DOMRepresentation, SaxRepresentation, and JacksonRepresentation.

Weakness: CWE-611

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14949?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.restlet.jse:org.restlet. It affects 1 product.

Products include Restlet Restlet.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14949?

Upgrade org.restlet.jse:org.restlet to 2.3.12 or later.

Is CVE-2017-14949 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14949 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2017-14868 Restlet Framework Ja-rs extension is vulnerable to XXE when using SimpleXMLProvider High 7.5
• CVE-2013-4221 Restlet is vulnerable to Arbitrary Java Code Execution via crafted XML High 7.5
• CVE-2013-4271 Restlet Arbitrary Java Code Execution via a serialized object High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-cvj4-g3gx-8vqq, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14949.