CVE-2024-8602 XML Eternal Entity Attack in the Software Library taxstatement.jar
An attacker can exploit XML External Entity vulnerabilities in taxstatement.jar to read files, cause denial of service, or execute code via malicious PDFs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-8602?
CVE-2024-8602 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Schweizerische Steuerkonferenz Library taxstatement.jar, published on 14 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
When the XML is read from the codes in the PDF and parsed using a DocumentBuilder, the default settings of the DocumentBuilder allow for an XXE (XML External Entity) attack. Further information on this can be found on the website of the Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP). An attacker could theoretically leverage this by delivering a manipulated PDF file to the target, and depending on the environment, various actions can be executed. These actions include:
* Reading files from the operating system * Crashing the thread handling the parsing or causing it to enter an infinite loop * Executing HTTP requests * Loading additional DTDs or XML files * Under certain conditions, executing OS commands
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8602?
How do I fix CVE-2024-8602?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8602 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-8602 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8602 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8g38-jgjc-p9jh.