Published:2021/10/28  Last Updated:2021/10/28

JVN#33453839
Multiple improper restriction of XML external entity reference (XXE) vulnerabilities in Office Server Document Converter

Overview

Office Server Document Converter provided by Antenna House, Inc. contains multiple improper restriction of XML external entity reference (XXE) vulnerabilities.

Products Affected

  • Office Server Document Converter
    • V7.2MR4 and earlier
    • V7.1MR7 and earlier

Description

Office Server Document Converter provided by Antenna House, Inc. contains multiple improper restriction of XML external entity reference (XXE) vulnerabilities listed below.

  • Improper restriction of XML external entity reference (XXE) (CWE-611) - CVE-2021-20838
    Resource exhaustion in the PDF convert server may occur.
    CVSS v3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Base Score: 5.3
    CVSS v2 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Base Score: 5.0

  • Improper restriction of XML external entity reference (XXE) (CWE-611) - CVE-2021-20839
    Massive access to the other servers may occur.
    CVSS v3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L Base Score: 7.2
    CVSS v2 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Base Score: 6.4

Impact

  • By processing a specially crafted XML document, the server which is running the product may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition - CVE-2021-20838
  • By processing a specially crafted XML document, denial-of-service (DoS) attacks to the other servers may be executed  - CVE-2021-20839

Solution

Update the Software
Update the software to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Credit

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE CVE-2021-20838
CVE-2021-20839
JVN iPedia JVNDB-2021-000095