CVE-2018-1000069

Public Exploit

Description

FreePlane version 1.5.9 and earlier contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in XML Parser in mindmap loader that can result in stealing data from victim's machine. This attack appears to require the victim to open a specially crafted mind map file. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.6+.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.40%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory freeplane.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00019.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4175 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IXtiTNilAI third party advisory exploit
https://www.freeplane.org/wiki/index.php/XML_External_Entity_vulnerability_in_map_parser vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1000069?
CVE-2018-1000069 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1000069?
To fix CVE-2018-1000069, 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-2018-1000069 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-1000069 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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