Bug 1527789

Summary:	translate-toolkit: Maliciously crafted .XLF files can result arbitrary file read and potential code exection
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Sam Fowler <sfowler>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	dwayne, i18n-bugs, mfabian, mmraka, petersen
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Fixed In Version:	translate-toolkit 2.2.0	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
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Bug Depends On:	1527790
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Description Sam Fowler 2017-12-20 06:15:13 UTC

translate-toolkit before version 2.2.0 is vulnerable to XML External Entity Execution. An attacker could exploit this by supplying a maliciously crafted .XLF file causing an arbitrary file read or potential arbitrary code execution.

References:
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1073535
https://github.com/translate/translate/pull/3632/files
https://hackerone.com/reports/232614

Comment 1 Sam Fowler 2017-12-20 06:15:45 UTC

Created translate-toolkit tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 1527790]