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CVE-2018-1000632

CVSS v3

7.5

HIGH

EPSS Score

6.6 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • dom4j:dom4jMavenall versions · no fixed version listed
  • org.dom4j:dom4jMavenfrom 2.1.0 · fixed in 2.1.1

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-1000632 Red Hat Product Security1,883 products fixed · 22 known affected

    dom4j: XML Injection in Class: Element. Methods: addElement, addAttribute which can impact the integrity of XML documents

    dom4j as a component of Red Hat BPM Suite 6 · dom4j-demo as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · dom4j-javadoc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

  • RHSA-2020:3192 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Fuse 7.7.0 release and security update

  • RHSA-2019:3172 Red Hat Product Security1,215 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Satellite 6 security, bug fix, and enhancement update

  • RHSA-2019:1162 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.22 security update

  • RHSA-2019:1160 Red Hat Product Security153 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.22 security update

  • RHSA-2019:1161 Red Hat Product Security153 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.22 security update

5 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Description

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.

Technical details

Published
2018-08-20

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1000632?

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.

Is CVE-2018-1000632 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-1000632 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 6.6% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-1000632?

CVE-2018-1000632 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity).

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