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CVE-2019-9843

In DiffPlug Spotless before 1.20.0 (library and Maven plugin) and before 3.20.0 (Gradle plugin), the XML parser would re

In DiffPlug Spotless before 1.20.0 (library and Maven plugin) and before 3.20.0 (Gradle plugin), the XML parser would resolve external entities over both HTTP and HTTPS and didn't respect the resolveExternalEntities setting. For example, this allows disclosure of file contents to a MITM attacker if a victim performs a spotlessApply operation on an untrusted XML file.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.0033
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
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Affected Products & Versions

2
diffplug gradle< 3.20.0
diffplug maven< 1.20.0
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Affected Packages

2
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven com.diffplug.spotless:spotless-maven-plugin HIGH fixed in 1.20.0
Maven com.diffplug.spotless:spotless-plugin-gradle HIGH fixed in 3.20.0
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD28 Jun 2019 · 06:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/blob/master/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md#version-3200---march-11th-2018-javadoc-jcenterRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/blob/master/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md#version-1200---march-14th-2018-javadoc-jcenterRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/358Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/369Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7406e297228c42deeecdd12a576e39d63073faebf14b027b7608fdfd%40%3Cissues.iceberg.apache.org%3E
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