XML external entity injection in ONC code-validator-api
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ONC code-validator-api up to 1.0.30. This vulnerability affects the function vocabularyValidationConfigurations of the file src/main/java/org/sitenv/vocabularies/configuration/CodeValidatorApiConfiguration.java of the component XML Handler. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. Upgrading to version 1.0.31 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is fbd8ea121755a2d3d116b13f235bc8b61d8449af. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-217018 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONC | code-validator-api | 1.0.0; 1.0.1; 1.0.2; 1.0.3; 1.0.4; 1.0.5; 1.0.6; 1.0.7; 1.0.8; 1.0.9; 1.0.10; 1.0.11; 1.0.12; 1.0.13; 1.0.14; 1.0.15; 1.0.16; 1.0.17; 1.0.18; 1.0.19; 1.0.20; 1.0.21; 1.0.22; 1.0.23; 1.0.24; 1.0.25; 1.0.26; 1.0.27; 1.0.28; 1.0.29; 1.0.30 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- code-validator-api VendorONC Affected 1.0.0; 1.0.1; 1.0.2; 1.0.3; 1.0.4; 1.0.5; 1.0.6; 1.0.7; 1.0.8; 1.0.9; 1.0.10; 1.0.11; 1.0.12; 1.0.13; 1.0.14; 1.0.15; 1.0.16; 1.0.17; 1.0.18; 1.0.19; 1.0.20; 1.0.21; 1.0.22; 1.0.23; 1.0.24; 1.0.25; 1.0.26; 1.0.27; 1.0.28; 1.0.29; 1.0.30 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-4295
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v4wv-v525-p5gq
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-4295 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-4295 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v4wv-v525-p5gq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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