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CVE-2025-64518

The CycloneDX core module provides a model representation of the SBOM along with utilities to assist in creating, validating, and parsing SBOMs. Starting in version 2.1.0 and prior to version 11.0.1, the XML `Validator` used by cyclonedx-core-java was not configured securely, making the library vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) injection. The fix for GHSA-683x-4444-jxh8 / CVE-2024-38374 was incomplete in that it only fixed parsing of XML BOMs, but not validation. The vulnerability has been
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:de2e2e985ad4e7a357ca62d1545940142b4476dfb48cc851c57f3ad1691fa12e
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"product":"cyclonedx-core-java","vendor":"CycloneDX","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":">= 2.1.0, <11.0.1"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ec1b656097fe47834c0ff8f7cdb2dd9e84810d4e55157d1c25fb23e14bddf8bb · sha256:44f21447c84633e1… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":7.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ec1b656097fe47834c0ff8f7cdb2dd9e84810d4e55157d1c25fb23e14bddf8bb · sha256:44f21447c84633e1… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-611","description":"CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ec1b656097fe47834c0ff8f7cdb2dd9e84810d4e55157d1c25fb23e14bddf8bb · sha256:44f21447c84633e1… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

5 source assertions
{"name":"https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/XML_External_Entity_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html#schemafactory","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/XML_External_Entity_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html#schemafactory"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ec1b656097fe47834c0ff8f7cdb2dd9e84810d4e55157d1c25fb23e14bddf8bb · sha256:44f21447c84633e1… · /containers/cna/references/4
{"name":"https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-core-java/commit/162aa594f347b3f612fe0a45071693c3cd398ce9","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-core-java/commit/162aa594f347b3f612fe0a45071693c3cd398ce9"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ec1b656097fe47834c0ff8f7cdb2dd9e84810d4e55157d1c25fb23e14bddf8bb · sha256:44f21447c84633e1… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"name":"https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-core-java/commit/af0ec75c93c03f93733a070c5132554490af5314","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-core-java/commit/af0ec75c93c03f93733a070c5132554490af5314"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ec1b656097fe47834c0ff8f7cdb2dd9e84810d4e55157d1c25fb23e14bddf8bb · sha256:44f21447c84633e1… · /containers/cna/references/3
{"name":"https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-core-java/pull/737","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-core-java/pull/737"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ec1b656097fe47834c0ff8f7cdb2dd9e84810d4e55157d1c25fb23e14bddf8bb · sha256:44f21447c84633e1… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-core-java/security/advisories/GHSA-6fhj-vr9j-g45r","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-core-java/security/advisories/GHSA-6fhj-vr9j-g45r"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ec1b656097fe47834c0ff8f7cdb2dd9e84810d4e55157d1c25fb23e14bddf8bb · sha256:44f21447c84633e1… · /containers/cna/references/0

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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