# CVE-2024-2826: lakernote EasyAdmin saveReportFile xml external entity reference

> Remote attackers can exploit an XML External Entity vulnerability in EasyAdmin to read sensitive files or cause denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 22 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w35x-898h-qg79

## What is CVE-2024-2826?

CVE-2024-2826 is a medium-severity vulnerability in lakernote EasyAdmin, published on 22 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in lakernote EasyAdmin up to 20240315. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /ureport/designer/saveReportFile. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-257716.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2826?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Lakernote Easyadmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-2826?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2826 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-2826 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2826 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in lakernote EasyAdmin

- [CVE-2024-2825](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2825/): lakernote EasyAdmin saveReportFile path traversal (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-2827](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2827/): lakernote EasyAdmin saveReportFile server-side request forgery (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-2828](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2828/): lakernote EasyAdmin IndexController.java thumbnail server-side request forgery (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-5383](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5383/): lakernote EasyAdmin upload cross site scripting (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-2826 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-2826 is a medium-severity vulnerability in lakernote EasyAdmin, published on 22 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2826 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: lakernote EasyAdmin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2024-2826/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2826/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2826
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2826
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-2826

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2826/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.