🛡️ CVE-2016-15011 — dssp-client

🔴 CVSS 9.5 — Critical ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-611 OSV
9.5
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

dssp vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in e-Contract dssp up to 1.3.1. Affected by this vulnerability is the function checkSignResponse of the file dssp-client/src/main/java/be/e_contract/dssp/client/SignResponseVerifier.java. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. Upgrading to version 1.3.2 can address this issue. The name of the patch is ec4238349691ec66dd30b416ec6eaab02d722302. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217549 was assigned to this vulnerability.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Weakness class

CVE-2016-15011 is classified as CWE-611: XML External Entity Reference (XXE). An XML parser resolves external entities, letting a crafted document read local files or reach internal services.

Affected software

CVE-2016-15011 is recorded against 1 package.

  • be.e-contract.dssp:dssp-client (fixed in 1.3.2)

Timeline and source

Published on 6 January 2023 and last revised on 8 November 2023. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
github.com (Web)
vuldb.com (Web)
vuldb.com (Web)

Details

Severity CRITICAL
CVSS Score 9.5
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-611
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2023-01-06
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2023-11-08
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
be.e-contract.dssp:dssp-client — 1.3.2

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