High

XML External Entity injection in Apache Camel

  • Disclosed: 29.05.2019
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:21

Apache Camel prior to 2.24.0 contains an XML external entity injection (XXE) vulnerability (CWE-611) due to using an outdated vulnerable JSON-lib library. This affects only the camel-xmljson component, which was removed.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.camel:camel-core < 2.24.0 2.24.0
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.camel:camel-xmljson <= 2.23.4 no fix

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-611
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.apache.camel:camel-core, org.apache.camel:camel-xmljson
Disclosed
29.05.2019
Updated
11.10.2026 11:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-h896-mx9x-g32g - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.apache.camel:camel-core

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (11) in the archive
Total entries
11
First → latest
10.2018 02.2024
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 6
  • Medium 3
  • Low 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2018: 6
  2. 2019: 2
  3. 2020: 0
  4. 2021: 1
  5. 2022: 1
  6. 2023: 0
  7. 2024: 1
  8. 2025: 0
  9. 2026: 0
Severity:
  1. High · 7.5 CVE-2020-11971 < 3.2.0 3.2.0
  2. XML External Entity injection in Apache Camel this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2019-0188 < 2.24.0 2.24.0
  3. High · 7.5 CVE-2019-0194 >= 2.21.0, < 2.21.5, >= 2.22.0, < 2.22.3, >= 2.23.0, < 2.23.1 2.21.5, 2.22.3, 2.23.1
  4. High CVE-2014-0003 >= 2.11.0, < 2.11.4, >= 2.12.0, < 2.12.3 2.11.4, 2.12.3
  5. High CVE-2014-0002 < 2.11.4, >= 2.12.0, < 2.12.3 2.11.4, 2.12.3
  6. High · 7.4 CVE-2017-5643 < 2.17.6, >= 2.18.0, < 2.18.2 2.17.6, 2.18.2
  7. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2018-8027 >= 2.20.0, < 2.20.4, >= 2.21.0, < 2.21.1 2.20.4, 2.21.1

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