{"cve":"CVE-2018-11788","nvd":{"published":"2019-01-07T16:29:00.200","modified":"2026-06-17T01:36:36.237","status":"Modified","description":"Apache Karaf provides a features deployer, which allows users to \"hot deploy\" a features XML by dropping the file directly in the deploy folder. The features XML is parsed by XMLInputFactory class. Apache Karaf XMLInputFactory class doesn't contain any mitigation codes against XXE. This is a potential security risk as an user can inject external XML entities in Apache Karaf version prior to 4.1.7 or 4.2.2. It has been fixed in Apache Karaf 4.1.7 and 4.2.2 releases.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-611"],"references":["http://karaf.apache.org/security/cve-2018-11788.txt","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106479","http://karaf.apache.org/security/cve-2018-11788.txt","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106479"],"products":["apache:karaf"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:54:36.112582389+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-11788","score":0.07349,"percentile":0.94401,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-92wj-x78c-m4fx","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-92wj-x78c-m4fx","summary":"XML External Entity Reference in Apache Karaf","modified":"2024-02-16T08:17:38.125040Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.karaf.specs:org.apache.karaf.specs.java.xml","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.karaf.specs/org.apache.karaf.specs.java.xml","ranges":[">=4.2.0 <4.2.2"],"fixed":["4.2.2"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.karaf.specs:org.apache.karaf.specs.java.xml","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.karaf.specs/org.apache.karaf.specs.java.xml","ranges":["<4.1.7"],"fixed":["4.1.7"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}