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CVE-2018-1285
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 17.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2020-05-11 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-611
Description
Apache log4net versions before 2.0.10 do not disable XML external entities when parsing log4net configuration files. This allows for XXE-based attacks in applications that accept attacker-controlled log4net configuration files.
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache log4net: before 2.0.10 — fixed in 2.0.10
- Fedoraproject Fedora: 30, 31, 32
- NetApp Manageability Software Development Kit: all versions
- NetApp SnapCenter: all versions
- Oracle Corporation Oracle Application Testing Suite: 13.3.0.1
- Oracle Corporation Oracle Hospitality OPERA 5: 5.5, 5.6
- Oracle Corporation Hospitality Simphony: 18.2.7.2, 19.1.3
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache log4net 2.0.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4NET-575
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r00b16ac5e0bbf7009a0d167ed58f3f94d0033b0f4b3e3d5025cc4872%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r33564de316d4e4ba0fea1d4d079e62cde1ffe64369c1157243d840d9%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r525cbbd7db0aef4a114cf60de8439aa285decc34904d42a7f14f39c3%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6543acafca3e2d24ff4b0c364a91540cb9378977ffa8d37a03ab4b0f%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7ab6b6e702f11a6f77b0db2af2d5e5532f56ae4b99b5fe73c5200b6a%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9de86a185575e6c5f92e2a70a1d2e2e9514dc4341251577aac8e3866%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd2d72a017e238d1f345f9d14e075c81be16fc68a41c9e9ad9e29a732%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdbac24c945ca5c69cd5348b5ac023bc625768f653335de146e09ae2d%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reab1c277c95310bad1038255e0757857b2fbe291411b4fa84552028a%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M2U233HVAQDSZ2PRG4XSGDASLY3J6ALH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VKL2LPINAI6BCMXOH4V4HVHGLUXIWOFO/
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