CVE-2023-48362

Apache Drill: XXE Vulnerability in XML Format Reader

8.8 HighFix available

XXE in the XML Format Plugin in Apache Drill version 1.19.0 and greater allows a user to read any file on a remote file system or execute commands via a malicious XML file. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.21.2, which fixes this issue.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.75%Up 0.7 points since Jul 24, 2024

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2023-48362
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 9.8

Apache Drill: XXE Vulnerability in XML Format Reader

Record: CVE-2023-48362
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-2417 9.8

Record: EUVD-2024-2417
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v62g-jwj9-rfvx 8.7

XML External Entity Reference (XXE) in the XML Format Plugin in Apache Drill

Record: GHSA-v62g-jwj9-rfvx
CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-v62g-jwj9-rfvx 8.7

XML External Entity Reference (XXE) in the XML Format Plugin in Apache Drill

Record: GHSA-v62g-jwj9-rfvx
CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.apache.drill.exec:drill-java-exec` Maven	1.19.0 up to 1.21.2	1.21.2
`org.apache.drill.exec:drill-java-exec` Maven	1.19.0 up to 1.21.2, plus listed versions 1.20.01.20.0-hadoop21.20.21.21.01.21.1	1.21.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-48362 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Apache Drill, published July 24, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.75%, the 55th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.drill.exec:drill-java-exec 1.21.2.