Medium severity · published Dec 16, 2021
CVE-2021-45096
KNIME Analytics Platform before 4.5.0 is vulnerable to XXE (external XML entity injection) via a crafted workflow file (.knwf), aka AP-17730
4.3
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
KNIME Analytics Platform before 4.5.0 is vulnerable to XXE (external XML entity injection) via a crafted workflow file (.knwf), aka AP-17730.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KA
Knime Analytics Platform · Knime
before 4.5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45096
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-45096
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/dawid-czarnecki/public-vulnerabilities
Release Notes
https://www.knime.com/changelog-v45
Product
https://www.knime.com/whats-new-in-knime-45
zigrin.com
https://zigrin.com/advisories/knime-analytics-platform-external-xml-entity-injection/
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