CVE-2018-1000651

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-08-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-611

Description

Stroom version <5.4.5 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in XML Parser that can result in disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, server side request forgery, port scanning. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted XML file.

Affected products

stroom:stroom-app: before 5.4.5 — fixed in 5.4.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: stroom:stroom-app 5.4.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://0dd.zone/2018/08/08/stroom-XXE/
https://github.com/gchq/stroom/issues/813
https://0dd.zone/2018/08/08/stroom-XXE/
https://github.com/gchq/stroom/issues/813

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