ALAS2-2023-2089

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2016-5002  

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Apache XML-RPC (aka ws-xmlrpc) library 3.1.3, as used in Apache Archiva, allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted DTD. (CVE-2016-5002)

ALAS2-2023-2089


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2023-2089
Advisory Release Date: 2023-06-07 23:52 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2023-06-12 23:09 Pacific
Severity: Medium

Issue Overview:

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Apache XML-RPC (aka ws-xmlrpc) library 3.1.3, as used in Apache Archiva, allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted DTD. (CVE-2016-5002)


Affected Packages:

xmlrpc


Issue Correction:
Run yum update xmlrpc to update your system.

New Packages:
noarch:
    xmlrpc-javadoc-3.1.3-9.amzn2.0.2.noarch
    xmlrpc-common-3.1.3-9.amzn2.0.2.noarch
    xmlrpc-client-3.1.3-9.amzn2.0.2.noarch
    xmlrpc-server-3.1.3-9.amzn2.0.2.noarch

src:
    xmlrpc-3.1.3-9.amzn2.0.2.src