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CVE-2018-1000652

• 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

JabRef version <=4.3.1 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in MsBibImporter 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 MsBib file. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit 89f855d.

Affected products

• jabref: through 4.3.1

References

• https://0dd.zone/2018/08/08/JabRef-XXE/
• https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/4229
• https://0dd.zone/2018/08/08/JabRef-XXE/
• https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/4229

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