CVE-2011-1502

Description

Liferay Portal Community Edition (CE) 6.x before 6.0.6 GA, when Apache Tomcat is used, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via an entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (aka XXE) issue.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.51%
Vendor Advisory liferay.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPS-14927 issue tracking vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/08/5 third party advisory mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/11/9 third party advisory mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/29/1 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1502?
CVE-2011-1502 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1502?
To fix CVE-2011-1502, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1502 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-1502 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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