An XXE issue in SAXBuilder in JDOM through 2.0.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of…
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-611Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 15 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An XXE issue in SAXBuilder in JDOM through 2.0.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HTTP request.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.19442 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial org.jdom:jdom2 (Maven): 2.0.6.1Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 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 |
| — | org.jdom:jdom2 (Maven) | before 2.0.6.1 | 2.0.6.1 | Patch available | GHSA-2363-cqg2-863c |
| — | org.jdom:jdom (Maven) | up to 2.0.2 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-2363-cqg2-863c |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jdom:jdom2 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.0.6.1 Fixed in 2.0.6.1 Patch available GHSA-2363-cqg2-863c
- org.jdom:jdom (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 2.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-2363-cqg2-863c
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:jdom:jdom:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.0.6 | Vulnerable | Jdom |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.8.1 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.9 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tika:1.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.25 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 35 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:communications_messaging_server:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
- cpe:2.3:a:jdom:jdom:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·Jdom
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.9 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tika:1.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.25 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 35 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:communications_messaging_server:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-2363-cqg2-863c org.jdom:jdom2 (Maven) Fixed in 2.0.6.1 Advisory →
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2022:5532 Released 2022-07-07 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Fuse 7.11.0 release and security update
- Red Hat Fuse 7.11
- RHSA-2022:1110 Released 2022-03-29 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Decision Manager 7.12.1 security update
- RHDM 7.12.1
- RHSA-2022:1108 Released 2022-03-29 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Process Automation Manager 7.12.1 security update
- RHPAM 7.12.1
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2022:1029 Released 2022-03-23 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Integration Camel-K 1.6.4 release and security update
- RHINT Camel-K 1.6.4
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 Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7 | 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 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Software Collections | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| RHDM 7.12.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:1110 |
| RHINT Camel-K 1.6.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:1029 |
| RHPAM 7.12.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:1108 |
| Red Hat Fuse 7.11 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:5532 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-33813
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2363-cqg2-863c
References
Patch 2
Advisory 6
- https://github.com/hunterhacker/jdom/releases
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210629 [SECURITY] [DLA 2696-1] libjdom2-java security update
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210720 [SECURITY] [DLA 2712-1] libjdom1-java security update
- FEDORA-2021-3cb0d02576
- FEDORA-2021-f88d2dcc47
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33813
Other 23
- [solr-issues] 20210711 [jira] [Created] (SOLR-15529) High security vulnerability in JDOM library bundled within Solr 8.9 CVE-2021-33813
- [solr-issues] 20210711 [jira] [Updated] (SOLR-15529) High security vulnerability in JDOM library bundled within Solr 8.9 CVE-2021-33813
- [solr-issues] 20210711 [jira] [Created] (SOLR-15530) High security vulnerability in jackson-databind bundled within Solr 8.9
- [tika-dev] 20210721 [jira] [Created] (TIKA-3488) Security issue XXE in TIKA due to JDOM
- [solr-issues] 20210813 [jira] [Commented] (SOLR-15529) High security vulnerability in JDOM library bundled within Solr 8.9 CVE-2021-33813
- [solr-issues] 20210813 [jira] [Updated] (SOLR-15529) High security vulnerability in JDOM library bundled within Solr 8.9 CVE-2021-33813
- [solr-issues] 20210819 [jira] [Commented] (SOLR-15529) High security vulnerability in JDOM library bundled within Solr 8.9 CVE-2021-33813
- [solr-issues] 20210819 [jira] [Resolved] (SOLR-15529) High security vulnerability in JDOM library bundled within Solr 8.9 CVE-2021-33813
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://github.com/hunterhacker/jdom/issues/189
- https://github.com/hunterhacker/jdom/commit/dd4f3c2fc7893edd914954c73eb577f925a7d361
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EWFVYTHGILOQXUA7U3SPOERQXL7OPSZG
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AH46QHE5GIMT6BL6C3GDTOYF27JYILXM
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb7a93e40ebeb1e0068cde0bf3834dcab46bb1ef06d6424db48ed9fd@%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbc075a4ac85e7a8e47420b7383f16ffa0af3b792b8423584735f369f@%3Cissues.solr.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9974f64723875052e02787b2a5eda689ac5247c71b827d455e5dc9a6@%3Cissues.solr.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r89b3800cfabb1e773e49425e5d4239c28a659839a2eca6af3431482e@%3Cissues.solr.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r845e987b7cd8efe610284958e997b84583f5a98d3394adc09e3482fe@%3Cissues.solr.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6db397ae7281ead825338200d1f62d2827585a70797cc9ac0c4bd23f@%3Cissues.solr.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5674106135bb1a6ef57483f4c63a9c44bca85d0e2a8a05895a8f1d89@%3Cissues.solr.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r21c406c7ed88fe340db7dbae75e58355159e6c324037c7d5547bf40b@%3Cissues.solr.apache.org%3E
- https://github.com/hunterhacker/jdom/releases/tag/JDOM-2.0.6.1
- https://github.com/hunterhacker/jdom
Sources
- CVE-2021-33813 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-33813 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2363-cqg2-863c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-33813 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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