CVE-2023-24620

An issue was discovered in Esoteric YamlBeans through 1.15. A crafted YAML document is able perform am XML Entity Expansion attack against YamlBeans YamlReader. By exploiting the Anchor feature in YAML, it is possible to generate a small YAML document that, when read, is expanded to a large size, causing CPU and memory consumption, such as a Java Out-of-Memory exception.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://contrastsecurity.com	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Contrast-Security-OSS/yamlbeans/blob/main/SECURITY.md	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/EsotericSoftware	Third Party Advisory
https://contrastsecurity.com	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Contrast-Security-OSS/yamlbeans/blob/main/SECURITY.md	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/EsotericSoftware	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:esotericsoftware:yamlbeans:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:48

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-08-25 20:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 07:48

NVD link : CVE-2023-24620

Mitre link : CVE-2023-24620

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-24620

JSON object : View

Products Affected

esotericsoftware

yamlbeans

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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