# CVE-2017-7545: XML External Entity Reference in jbpmmigration

> A remote attacker can exploit XML external entity processing in jbpmmigration to read files accessible to the application server.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vc3x-72q4-g3p5

## What is CVE-2017-7545?

CVE-2017-7545 is a medium-severity vulnerability in KIE jbpm-designer, published on 26 Jul 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

It was discovered that the XmlUtils class in jbpmmigration 6.5 performed expansion of external parameter entities while parsing XML files. A remote attacker could use this flaw to read files accessible to the user running the application server and, potentially, perform other more advanced XML eXternal Entity (XXE) attacks.

Weakness: CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7545?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jbpm.jbpm5:jbpmmigration. It affects 3 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.jbpm.jbpm5:jbpmmigration` | Maven | All versions to 0.15 | None |
| `org.jbpm.jbpm5:jbpmmigration` | Maven | All versions to 0.15 | None |

Products: Redhat Decision Manager, Redhat Jboss Bpm Suite, Redhat Jbpm.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-7545?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7545 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-7545 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7545 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in KIE jbpm-designer

- [CVE-2019-14841](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14841/): Privilege escalation in Business-central (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-1415](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1415/): Drools: unsafe data deserialization in streamutils (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2019-14840](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14840/): Information disclosure in Business-central (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-1748](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-1748/): Incorrect Authorization in WildFly Elytron (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-14886](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14886/): Information disclosure in Business-central (medium 4.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-7545 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-7545 is a medium-severity vulnerability in KIE jbpm-designer, published on 26 Jul 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7545 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.jbpm.jbpm5:jbpmmigration (Maven): affected all versions up to 0.15; no fix listed
- org.jbpm.jbpm5:jbpmmigration (Maven): affected all versions up to 0.15; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7545/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7545/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7545
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7545
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7545

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7545/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.