c3p0 0.9.5.2 allows XXE in extractXmlConfigFromInputStream in…
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-611Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 15 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
c3p0 0.9.5.2 allows XXE in extractXmlConfigFromInputStream in com/mchange/v2/c3p0/cfg/C3P0ConfigXmlUtils.java during initialization.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04589 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial com.mchange:c3p0 (Maven): 0.9.5.3Red Hat: 15 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.mchange:c3p0 (Maven) | before 0.9.5.3 | 0.9.5.3 | Patch available | GHSA-q485-j897-qc27 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.mchange:c3p0 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 0.9.5.3 Fixed in 0.9.5.3 Patch available GHSA-q485-j897-qc27
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-q485-j897-qc27 com.mchange:c3p0 (Maven) Fixed in 0.9.5.3 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Satellite 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Decision Manager 7
- Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7
- Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5
- Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes
- Red Hat Process Automation 7
- Red Hat Satellite 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-20433
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q485-j897-qc27
References
Advisory 5
Sources
- CVE-2018-20433 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-20433 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q485-j897-qc27 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-20433 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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