title: Processing external DTDs
description: A vulnerability in the RDF/XML parser of Apache Jena allows an attacker to cause an external DTD to be retrieved. This issue affects Apache Jena version 4.4.0 and prior versions. Apache Jena 4.2.x and 4.3.x do not allow external entities.
problem types: XML External DTD vulnerability
affected:
{
product: Apache Jena
vendor: Apache Software Foundation
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 4.4.0, status: affected, version: Apache Jena, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
other: [
content: {'other': 'medium'}
type: unknown
]
workarounds: Users are advised to upgrade to Apache Jena 4.5.0 or later.