VDB
CVE-2020-10683
CVE-2020-10683
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
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.
EPSS 7.27% · 93.9th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
7.27%
93.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | dom4j | 0, * |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | dom4j | 1.6.1+dfsg.3-2ubuntu1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | dom4j | 0, 2.1.1-2 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | dom4j | 1.6.1+dfsg.3-2ubuntu1, 0, 2.1.0-1 |
Timeline
- Apr 15, 2020 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Sep 15, 2021 EPSS Score
- Sep 18, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2022 CVE Updated
- Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2024 PoC Published
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-10683 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/dom4j/dom4j/commit/a8228522a99a02146106672a34c104adbda5c658 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4575-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-10683 third-party-advisory