{"id":"USN-4575-1","summary":"dom4j vulnerability","details":"It was discovered that dom4j incorrectly handled reading XML data. A\nremote attacker could exploit this with a crafted XML file to expose\nsensitive data or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-10683)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:41:56Z","published":"2020-10-13T23:28:44Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10683"],"upstream":["CVE-2020-10683","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10683"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4575-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-10683"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"dom4j","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/dom4j@1.6.1+dfsg.3-2ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.6.1+dfsg.3-2ubuntu1.1"}]}],"versions":["1.6.1+dfsg.3-2ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"1.6.1+dfsg.3-2ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"libdom4j-java"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4575-1.json","cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2020-10683","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}