[Japanese]

JVNDB-2023-000075

Improper restriction of XML external entity references (XXE) in Applicant Programme

Overview

Applicant Programme provided by The Ministry of Justice improperly restricts XML external entity references (XXE) (CWE-611).

Toyama Taku and Sakaki Ryutaro of NEC Corporation reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.
CVSS Severity (What is CVSS?)

CVSS V3 Severity:
Base Metrics 2.5 (Low) [IPA Score]
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Unchanged
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None
CVSS V2 Severity:
Base Metrics 1.2 (Low) [IPA Score]
  • Access Vector: Local
  • Access Complexity: High
  • Authentication: None
  • Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None
Affected Products


The Ministry of Justice
  • Applicant Programme Ver.7.06 and earlier

Impact

By processing a specially crafted XML file, arbitrary files on the system may be read by an attacker.
Solution

[Update the Software]
Update the software to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.
Vendor Information

The Ministry of Justice
CWE (What is CWE?)

  1. No Mapping(CWE-Other) [IPA Evaluation]
CVE (What is CVE?)

  1. CVE-2023-32639
References

  1. JVN : JVN#37857022
  2. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) : CVE-2023-32639
Revision History

  • [2023/07/24]
      Web page was published
  • [2024/04/22]
      References : Content was added

Date Public2023/07/24
Date First Published2023/07/24
Date Last Updated2024/04/22