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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in skylot/jadx

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jan 21, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 3, 2023

Package

maven io.github.skylot:jadx-core (Maven)

Affected versions

< 1.3.2

Patched versions

1.3.2

Description

skylot/jadx prior to 1.3.2 is vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entities when a user is tricked into exporting a malicious APK file (via the -e option) containing a crafted AndroidManifest.xml / strings.xml to gradle, leading to possible local file disclosure.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jan 20, 2022
Reviewed Jan 21, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jan 21, 2022
Last updated Feb 3, 2023

Severity

Moderate
5.5
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2022-0219

GHSA ID

GHSA-r8j4-96mx-rjcc

Source code

Credits

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