jgraphx: XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in mxGraphViewImageReader.java:convert()
Published Feb 24, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.90%
Description
In mxGraphViewImageReader.java in mxGraph before 3.7.6, the SAXParserFactory instance in convert() is missing flags to prevent XML External Entity (XXE) attacks, as demonstrated by /ServerView.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-thermostat16-jgraphx
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-thermostat16-jgraphx | Will not fix | n/a |
mxgraph
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 3.7.6
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | mxgraph | 0 | 3.7.6 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.90% (0.02899) | 86.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.00% (0.03001) | 85.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00679) | 80.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00679) | 79.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2023 | 0.68% (0.00679) | 77.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00618) | 75.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.24th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 45.04th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18197 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1550353 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wvpv-8524-wg6x Advisory
- https://github.com/jgraph/mxgraph/commit/97b3718db64a6ca9afb3382de2926eb8da660052
- https://github.com/jgraph/mxgraph/issues/124 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00002.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18197
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18197
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18197 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1550353 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wvpv-8524-wg6x | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/jgraph/mxgraph/commit/97b3718db64a6ca9afb3382de2926eb8da660052 | ||
| https://github.com/jgraph/mxgraph/issues/124 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00002.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18197 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18197 |
Change history (0)
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