CVE-2018-1000632

Exp

dom4j version prior to version 2.1.1 contains a CWE-91: XML Injection vulnerability in Class: Element. Methods: addElement, addAttribute that can result in an attacker tampering with XML documents through XML injection. This attack appear to be exploitable via an attacker specifying attributes or elements in the XML document. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.1.1 or later.

Published: 2018-08-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-1000632 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.57%, 93th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2018-1000632

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-1000632

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-19 6.39% 6.57% +0.18%
2 2026-06-15 1.61% 6.39% +4.78%
3 2026-03-04 — 1.61% —

Full EPSS history (31 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-1000632

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-1000632

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-1000632

GHSA-6pcc-3rfx-4gpm · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Dom4j contains a XML Injection vulnerability

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-1000632

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2018-1000632 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (dom4j), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1000632
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000632
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000632/
ubuntu low CVE-2018-1000632 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dom4j), 19 status rows across 19 suites (bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 17, needed 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000632

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-1000632

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dom4j_project dom4j >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:dom4j_project:dom4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dom4j_project dom4j >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:dom4j_project:dom4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_investor_servicing 12.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_investor_servicing:12.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_investor_servicing 12.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_investor_servicing:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_investor_servicing 12.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_investor_servicing:12.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_investor_servicing 12.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_investor_servicing:12.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_investor_servicing 14.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_investor_servicing:14.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management >= 16.1.0.0, <= 16.2.20.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management >= 17.1.0.0, <= 17.12.17.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management >= 18.1.0.0, <= 18.8.19.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management >= 19.12.0.0, <= 19.12.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle rapid_planning 12.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:rapid_planning:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle rapid_planning 12.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:rapid_planning:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_integration_bus 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_integration_bus 16.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle utilities_framework >= 4.3.0.2.0, <= 4.3.0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle utilities_framework 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle utilities_framework 4.2.0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:4.2.0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle utilities_framework 4.2.0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:4.2.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle utilities_framework 4.4.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:4.4.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle utilities_framework 4.4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:4.4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat satellite 6.6 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat satellite_capsule 6.6 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite_capsule:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 6.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 7.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_workflow_automation — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_workflow_automation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp snap_creator_framework — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snap_creator_framework:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp snapcenter — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapcenter:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp snapmanager — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapmanager:-:*:*:*:*:oracle:*:*
netapp snapmanager — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapmanager:-:*:*:*:*:sap:*:*

References for CVE-2018-1000632

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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0362 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0364 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0365 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0380 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1159 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1160 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1161 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1162 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3172 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/dom4j/dom4j/commit/e598eb43d418744c4dbf62f647dd2381c9ce9387 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/dom4j/dom4j/issues/48 Third Party Advisory
https://ihacktoprotect.com/post/dom4j-xml-injection/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/00571f362a7a2470fba50a31282c65637c40d2e21ebe6ee535a4ed74%40%3Ccommits.maven.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/4a77652531d62299a30815cf5f233af183425db8e3c9a824a814e768%40%3Cdev.maven.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5a020ecaa3c701f408f612f7ba2ee37a021644c4a39da2079ed3ddbc%40%3Ccommits.maven.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535a39451%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7e9e78f0e4288fac6591992836d2a80d4df19161e54bd71ab4b8e458%40%3Cdev.maven.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7f6e120e6ed473f4e00dde4c398fc6698eb383bd7857d20513e989ce%40%3Cdev.maven.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9d4c1af6f702c3d6d6f229de57112ddccac8ce44446a01b7937ab9e0%40%3Ccommits.maven.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d7d960b2778e35ec9b4d40c8efd468c7ce7163bcf6489b633491c89f%40%3Cdev.maven.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb1b990d7920ae0d50da5109b73b92bab736d46c9788dd4b135cb1a51%40%3Cnotifications.freemarker.apache.org%3E
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00028.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IOOVVCRQE6ATFD2JM2EMDXOQXTRIVZGP/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KJULAHVR3I5SX7OSMXAG75IMNSAYOXGA/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190530-0001/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html Patch Third Party Advisory
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