CVE-2018-1000069 json
FreePlane version 1.5.9 and earlier contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in XML Parser in mindmap loader that can result in s…
published 2018-03-13 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-1822
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.6%
- EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
FreePlane version 1.5.9 and earlier contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in XML Parser in mindmap loader that can result in stealing data from victim's machine. This attack appears to require the victim to open a specially crafted mind map file. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.6+.
Patch / fix
- freeplane Debian 14, Debian 12 1.6.6-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000069
Exploit prediction
2.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IXtiTNilAI referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
References
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youtube.com
/watch?v=7IXtiTNilAI
exploit, third-party-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2018/dsa-4175
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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freeplane.org
/wiki/index.php/XML_External_Entity_vulnerability_in_map_parser
vendor-advisory
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lists.debian.org
/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00019.html
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-1000069
- NVD CVE-2018-1000069
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