Apache Camel's Validation Component is vulnerable against SSRF via remote DTDs and XXE.
- Published
- Mar 16, 2017
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 5.9% · 93th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-918
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Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 29 / 40 · 7.4 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 5.9%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| apache | camel | cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- apache camelup to 2.16.0 inclusive
- apache camel2.17.0
- apache camel2.17.1
- apache camel2.17.2
- apache camel2.17.3
- apache camel2.17.4
- apache camel2.17.5
- apache camel2.18.0
- apache camel2.18.1
- apache camel2.18.2
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apache). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Apache Software Foundation Apache Camel
- 2.17.0 to 2.17.5, 2.18.0 to 2.18.2, The unsupported Camel 2.x (2.16 and earlier) versions may be also affected.affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.camel:camel-core | from 2.18.0 · before 2.18.2 | 2.18.2 |
| Maven | org.apache.camel:camel-core | before 2.17.6 | 2.17.6 |
Same product
apache: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2025-27636Apache Camel: Camel Message Header Injection via Improper Filtering51Plan
- CVE-2026-33453Apache Camel: CoAP URI Query Parameter to Exchange Header Injection in camel-coap Allows Single-Packet Pre-Auth Remote Code Execution42Plan
- CVE-2025-29891Apache Camel: Camel Message Header Injection through request parameters42Plan
- CVE-2016-8749Apache Camel's Jackson and JacksonXML unmarshalling operation are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution attacks.42Plan
- CVE-2020-11973Apache Camel Netty enables Java deserialization by default.41Plan
- CVE-2020-11972Apache Camel RabbitMQ enables Java deserialization by default.41Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Maven:org.apache.camel:camel-core | 2.17.6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.apache.camel:camel-core | 2.18.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-918 · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- camel.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2017-5643.txt.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1489652454000&api=v2
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97226
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/2318d7f7d87724d8716cd650c21b31cb06e4d34f6d0f5ee42f28fdaf%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b4014ea7c5830ca1fc28edd5cafedfe93ad4af2d9e69c961c5def31d%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.