CVE-2017-8316

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Published Aug 3, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

IntelliJ IDEA XML parser was found vulnerable to XML External Entity attack, an attacker can exploit the vulnerability by implementing malicious code on both Androidmanifest.xml.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

JetBrains

IntelliJ IDEA

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<173`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:intellij_idea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.3% (2.259% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://git.jetbrains.org/?p=idea/adt-tools-base.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a778b2b88515513654e002cd51cbe8eb8226e96b
https://research.checkpoint.com/parsedroid-targeting-android-development-research-community/
https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-175381

History

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Subscriptions

Jetbrains Intellij Idea

Weaknesses

CWE-611

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 6:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: checkpoint
Published: Aug 3, 2018, 3:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 6:23 PM
Reserved: Apr 28, 2017, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:26 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 3, 2018, 3:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:26 AM

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