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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-12801
CVE-2024-12801:
Java vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability (CVE-2024-12801) affects QOS.CH logback versions 0.1 to 1.3.14 and 1.4.0 to 1.5.12 on the Java platform. The vulnerability was discovered by 7asecurity and disclosed on December 19, 2024 (CVE Details).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in the SaxEventRecorder component and allows an attacker to forge requests by compromising logback configuration files in XML. The attack vector involves the modification of DOCTYPE declaration in XML configuration files. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v4.0 Base Score of 2.4 (LOW) with the vector string CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/V:D/U:Clear (CVE Details).
Impact
The vulnerability allows attackers to perform Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks by manipulating XML configuration files, potentially leading to unauthorized access to internal resources and services (Logback News).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in logback versions 1.3.15 and 1.5.13. The fix involves modifying SaxEventRecorder to ignore external DTD files specified in DOCTYPE declarations in configuration files written in XML (Logback News).
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