CVE-2020-14379

File disclosure and service interruption via external entities

Published Aug 16, 2022 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

XML external entity injection in Red Hat AMQ Broker 7 allows high-privileged local users to read files and exhaust resources. The broker configuration parser resolves attacker-controlled external entities unless artemis.disableXxe is enabled, permitting file URI reads or recursive entity expansion. Exploitation requires privileged local ability to alter a broker configuration file; processing can disclose broker-readable files or exhaust CPU and memory until service interruption.

CVSS severity5.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

XML external entity injection in Red Hat AMQ Broker 7 allows high-privileged local users to read files and exhaust resources. The broker configuration parser resolves attacker-controlled external entities unless artemis.disableXxe is enabled, permitting file URI reads or recursive entity expansion. Exploitation requires privileged local ability to alter a broker configuration file; processing can disclose broker-readable files or exhaust CPU and memory until service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-14379
Published
Aug 16, 2022
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
389 Directory Server
Product
Red Hat AMQ Broker
Classifications
CWE-611, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 16, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Red Hat AMQ 7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

389 Directory Server · Red Hat AMQ Brokerversion=Red Hat AMQ 7

Published CVSS scores

5.6Red HatCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
5.6NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
T1005Data from Local System

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