Published:2024/01/23  Last Updated:2024/01/23

JVN#01434915
Improper restriction of XML external entity references (XXE) in "Electronic Delivery Check System (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries The Agriculture and Rural Development Project Version)"

Overview

"Electronic Delivery Check System (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries The Agriculture and Rural Development Project Version)" provided by Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries improperly restricts XML external entity references (XXE).

Products Affected

  • Electronic Delivery Check System (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries The Agriculture and Rural Development Project Version) March, Heisei 31 era edition Ver.14.0.001.002 and earlier

Description

"Electronic Delivery Check System (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries The Agriculture and Rural Development Project Version)" provided by Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries improperly restricts XML external entity references (XXE) (CWE-611).

Impact

Processing a specially crafted XML file may lead to exposure of internal files on the system.

Solution

Update the Software
Update the software to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.
The developer addressed the vulnerability in the following version:

  • Electronic Delivery Check System (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries The Agriculture and Rural Development Project Version) March, Heisei 31 era edition Ver.15.0.001.001

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

CVSS v3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Base Score: 2.5
Attack Vector(AV) Physical (P) Local (L) Adjacent (A) Network (N)
Attack Complexity(AC) High (H) Low (L)
Privileges Required(PR) High (H) Low (L) None (N)
User Interaction(UI) Required (R) None (N)
Scope(S) Unchanged (U) Changed (C)
Confidentiality Impact(C) None (N) Low (L) High (H)
Integrity Impact(I) None (N) Low (L) High (H)
Availability Impact(A) None (N) Low (L) High (H)
CVSS v2 AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Base Score: 1.2
Access Vector(AV) Local (L) Adjacent Network (A) Network (N)
Access Complexity(AC) High (H) Medium (M) Low (L)
Authentication(Au) Multiple (M) Single (S) None (N)
Confidentiality Impact(C) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C)
Integrity Impact(I) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C)
Availability Impact(A) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C)

Comment

The analysis treats the internal files exposure as the primary impact "Confidentiality(C)".

Credit

Iwakawa Kento and Toyama Taku of NEC Corporation reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE CVE-2024-22380
JVN iPedia JVNDB-2024-000010