Name: CVE-2017-18197: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-18197, CWE-611, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.0044

In mxGraphViewImageReader.java in mxGraph before 3.7.6, the SAXParserFactory instance in convert() is missing flags to prevent XML External Entity (XXE) attacks, as demonstrated by /ServerView.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade libjgraphx-java	Feb 25, 2019	Feb 23, 2018
Suse	—	Upgrade jgraphx	Mar 10, 2018	Feb 23, 2018
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Feb 24, 2018

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CVSS Details

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