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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.5

CVE-2016-15011 json

e-Contract dssp SignResponseVerifier.java checkSignResponse xml external entity reference

published 2023-01-06 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-77cc-w3wm-6whp , EUVD-2023-0376

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in e-Contract dssp up to 1.3.1. Affected by this vulnerability is the function checkSignResponse of the file dssp-client/src/main/java/be/e_contract/dssp/client/SignResponseVerifier.java. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. Upgrading to version 1.3.2 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is ec4238349691ec66dd30b416ec6eaab02d722302. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217549 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Patch / fix

  • maven be.e_contract.dssp:dssp-client 1.3.2
  • e-contract dssp 1.3.2

Exploit prediction

0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA 2.0 4.9 AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven be.e_contract.dssp:dssp-client
<1.3.2
1.3.2

Affected products

  • e-Contract dssp

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

Sources

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