DEBIAN-CVE-2020-10683

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2020-10683
Downstream
DLA-2191-1
Published: 01 May 2020, 19:15
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:21

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

01 May 2020, 19:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:21
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

dom4j before 2.0.3 and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 allows external DTDs and External Entities by default, which might enable XXE attacks. However, there is popular external documentation from OWASP showing how to enable the safe, non-default behavior in any application that uses dom4j.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•dom4j

    < 2.1.3-1 | < 2.1.3-1 | < 2.1.3-1 | < 2.1.3-1

References (1)