CVE-2023-24620
Medium
Description
An issue was discovered in Esoteric YamlBeans through 1.15. A crafted YAML document is able perform am XML Entity Expansion attack against YamlBeans YamlReader. By exploiting the Anchor feature in YAML, it is possible to generate a small YAML document that, when read, is expanded to a large size, causing CPU and memory consumption, such as a Java Out-of-Memory exception.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductEsotericsoftware Yamlbeans
PublishedAug 25, 2023
First seenAug 25, 2023
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| esotericsoftware yamlbeans | v ≤ 1.15 | — |
| com.esotericsoftware.yamlbeans:yamlbeansMaven | v ≤ 1.15 | — |
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