CVE-2017-5643
Apache Camel's Validation Component is vulnerable against SSRF via remote DTDs and XXE.
Apache Camel's Validation Component is vulnerable against SSRF via remote DTDs and XXE.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apache Camel's Validation Component is vulnerable against SSRF via remote DTDs and XXE.
- Record
CVE-2017-5643- CVSS 3.0
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apache Camel's Validation Component is vulnerable against SSRF via remote DTDs and XXE.
- Record
CVE-2017-5643- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0700 No score
Apache Camel's Validation Component is vulnerable against SSRF via remote DTDs and XXE.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0700- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vq9j-jh62-5hmp
Apache Camel's Validation Component is vulnerable against SSRF via remote DTDs and XXE.
Description: The Validation Component of Apache Camel evaluates DTD headers of XML stream sources, although a validation against XML schemas (XSD) is executed. Remote attackers can use this feature to make Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks by sending XML documents with remote DTDs URLs or XML External Entities (XXE). The vulnerability is not given for SAX or StAX sources.
Mitigation: 2.17.x users should upgrade to 2.17.6, 2.18.x users should upgrade to 2.18.3.
The JIRA tickets https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-10894 refers to the various commits that resolved the issue, and have more details.
- Record
GHSA-vq9j-jh62-5hmp- CVSS 3.0
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache Camel's Validation Component is vulnerable against SSRF via remote DTDs and XXE.
- Record
CVE-2017-5643- CVSS 3.0
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-vq9j-jh62-5hmp
Apache Camel's Validation Component is vulnerable against SSRF via remote DTDs and XXE.
Description: The Validation Component of Apache Camel evaluates DTD headers of XML stream sources, although a validation against XML schemas (XSD) is executed. Remote attackers can use this feature to make Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks by sending XML documents with remote DTDs URLs or XML External Entities (XXE). The vulnerability is not given for SAX or StAX sources.
Mitigation: 2.17.x users should upgrade to 2.17.6, 2.18.x users should upgrade to 2.18.3.
The JIRA tickets https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-10894 refers to the various commits that resolved the issue, and have more details.
- Record
GHSA-vq9j-jh62-5hmp- CVSS 3.0
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.camel:camel-coreMaven |
before 2.17.6 | 2.17.6 |
org.apache.camel:camel-coreMaven |
2.18.0 up to 2.18.2 | 2.18.2 |
org.apache.camel:camel-coreMaven |
before 2.17.6, plus listed versions 1.0.01.1.01.2.01.3.01.4.0 Show 45 moreShow less1.5.01.6.01.6.11.6.21.6.31.6.42.0-M12.0-M22.0-M32.0.02.1.02.10.02.10.12.10.22.10.32.10.42.10.52.10.62.10.72.11.02.11.12.11.22.11.32.11.42.12.02.12.12.12.22.12.32.12.42.12.52.13.02.13.12.13.22.13.32.13.42.14.02.14.12.14.22.14.32.14.42.15.02.15.12.15.22.15.32.15.4 |
2.17.6 |
org.apache.camel:camel-coreMaven |
2.18.0 up to 2.18.2, plus listed versions 2.18.1 |
2.18.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-5643 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) in Apache Camel, published March 16, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.86%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in org.apache.camel:camel-core 2.17.6.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/97226
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832
camel.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2017-5643.txt.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1489652454000&api=v2
lists.apache.org/thread.html/b4014ea7c5830ca1fc28edd5cafedfe93ad4af2d9e69c961c5def31d%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5643
Show 8 moreShow less
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vq9j-jh62-5hmp
issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-10894
Left out here: 42 versions. The JSON record has them.