Bug 2249147 (CVE-2021-41411)

Summary:	CVE-2021-41411 drools-compiler: XML External Entity vulnerability in KieModuleMarshaller.java
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Pedro Sampaio <psampaio>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:
Severity:	high	Docs Contact:
Priority:	high
Version:	unspecified	CC:	dhanak, ibek, jrokos, kverlaen, mnovotny, pjindal, rguimara
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	drools 7.60	Doc Type:	---
Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the XML external entity injection vulnerability in the KieModuleMarshaller.java module of drools-compiler. This issue may lead to the disclosure of sensitive information.	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2024-01-04 14:46:52 UTC	Type:	---
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Bug Blocks:	2249148

Description Pedro Sampaio 2023-11-10 21:37:01 UTC

drools <=7.59.x is affected by an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in KieModuleMarshaller.java. The Validator class is not used correctly, resulting in the XXE injection vulnerability.

References:

https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-drools/pull/3808