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CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

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CVEs mapped to this weakness (133)

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CVE-2018-25142Cri0.649.80.00Dec 24, 2025NovaRad NovaPACS Diagnostics Viewer 8.5.19.75 contains an unauthenticated XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability in XML preference import settings. Attackers can craft malicious XML files with DTD parameter entities to retrieve arbitrary system files through an out-of-band channel attack.
CVE-2024-55081Cri0.649.80.00Dec 19, 2024An XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability in the component /datagrip/upload of Chat2DB v0.3.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via supplying a crafted XML input.
CVE-2024-10218Cri0.60—0.00Nov 12, 2024XSS Attack in mar.jar, Monitoring Archive Utility (MAR Utility), monitoringconsolecommon.jar in TIBCO Software Inc TIBCO Hawk and TIBCO Operational Intelligence
CVE-2012-3363Cri0.609.10.55Feb 13, 2013Zend_XmlRpc in Zend Framework 1.x before 1.11.12 and 1.12.x before 1.12.0 does not properly handle SimpleXMLElement classes, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or create TCP connections via an external entity reference in a DOCTYPE element in an XML-RPC request, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.
CVE-2026-40682Cri0.599.10.00May 4, 2026XML External Entity (XXE) via Unsanitized Dictionary Parsing in Apache OpenNLP DictionaryEntryPersistor Versions Affected: before 2.5.9, before 3.0.0-M3 Description: The DictionaryEntryPersistor class initializes a static SAXParserFactory at class-load time without enabling FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING or disabling DTD processing. When create(InputStream, EntryInserter) is invoked, the only feature set on the XMLReader is namespace support — external entity resolution and DOCTYPE declarations remain fully enabled. An attacker who can supply a crafted dictionary file (e.g., a stop-word list or domain dictionary) containing a malicious DOCTYPE declaration can trigger local file disclosure via file:// entity references or server-side request forgery via http:// entity references during SAX parsing, before the application processes a single dictionary entry. This is inconsistent with the project's own XmlUtil.createSaxParser() helper, which correctly sets FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING and disallow-doctype-decl and is used by all other XML parsing paths in the codebase. The public Dictionary(InputStream) constructor delegates directly to this method and is the documented API for loading user-supplied dictionaries, making untrusted input a realistic scenario. Mitigation: 2.x users should upgrade to 2.5.9. 3.x users should upgrade to 3.0.0-M3. Users who cannot upgrade immediately should ensure that all dictionary files are sourced from trusted origins and should consider wrapping the Dictionary(InputStream) constructor with input validation that rejects any XML containing a DOCTYPE declaration before it reaches the parser.
CVE-2025-14543Cri0.599.10.00Apr 30, 2026Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Connext Professional (Core Libraries) allows Serialized Data External Linking.This issue affects Connext Professional: from 7.4.0 before 7.7.0, from 7.0.0 before 7.3.1.1, from 6.1.0 before 6.1.*, from 6.0.0 before 6.0.*, from 5.3.0 before 5.3.*, from 4.3x before 5.2.*.
CVE-2026-4374Cri0.599.10.00Apr 1, 2026Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in RTI Connext Professional (Routing Service,Observability Collector,Recording Service,Queueing Service,Cloud Discovery Service) allows Serialized Data External Linking, Data Serializat...
CVE-2025-10183Cri0.599.10.00Sep 9, 2025A blind XML External Entity (XXE) injection in the OpenMessaging webservice in TecCom TecConnect 4.1 allows an unauthenticated attacker to exfiltrate arbitrary files to an attacker-controlled server. TecConnect 4.1 is considered end-of-life as of December 2023. Users are advised to upgrade to TecCom Connect 5.
CVE-2025-31039Cri0.599.10.00Jun 9, 2025Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in pixelgrade Category Icon category-icon allows XML Entity Linking.This issue affects Category Icon: from n/a through <= 1.0.3.
CVE-2016-9563Med0.596.50.59KEVNov 23, 2016BC-BMT-BPM-DSK in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.5 allows remote authenticated users to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via the sap.com~tc~bpem~him~uwlconn~provider~web/bpemuwlconn URI, aka SAP Security Note 2296909.
CVE-2012-2239Cri0.599.10.00Nov 24, 2012Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.4 and 1.5.x before 1.5.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or create TCP connections via an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack, as demonstrated by reading config.php.
CVE-2024-22218Hig0.588.80.06Aug 15, 2024XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Terminalfour 8.0.0001 through 8.3.18 and XML JDBC versions up to 1.0.4 allows authenticated users to submit malicious XML via unspecified features which could lead to various actions such as accessing the underlying server, remote code execution (RCE), or performing Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks.
CVE-2026-36765Hig0.578.80.00Apr 30, 2026An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the /designer/loadReport endpoint of SpringBlade v4.8.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via injecting a crafted payload.
CVE-2023-7307Hig0.57—0.00Aug 27, 2025Sangfor Behavior Management System (also referred to as DC Management System in Chinese-language documentation) contains an XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability in the /src/sangforindex endpoint. A remote unauthenticated attacker can submit crafted XML data containing external entity definitions, leading to potential disclosure of internal files, server-side request forgery (SSRF), or other impacts depending on parser behavior. The vulnerability is due to improper configuration of the XML parser, which allows resolution of external entities without restriction. This product is now integrated into their IAM (Internet Access Management) platform and an affected version range is undefined. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-09-06 UTC.
CVE-2025-27523Hig0.578.70.00May 15, 2025XXE vulnerability in Hitachi JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Smart Device Manager on Windows.This issue affects JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Smart Device Manager: from 12-00 before 12-00-08, from 11-10 through 11-10-08, from 11-00 through 11-00-05, from 10-50 through 10-50-06.
CVE-2025-4639Hig0.57—0.00May 14, 2025CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in the getDocumentBuilder() method of WebDav servlet in Peergos. This issue affects Peergos through version 1.1.0.
CVE-2023-38693Cri0.579.80.00Mar 5, 2025Lucee Server (or simply Lucee) is a dynamic, Java based, tag and scripting language used for rapid web application development. The Lucee REST endpoint is vulnerable to RCE via an XML XXE attack. This vulnerability is fixed in Lucee 5.4.3.2, 5.3.12.1, 5.3.7.59, 5.3.8.236, and 5.3.9.173.
CVE-2024-55875Cri0.579.80.07Dec 12, 2024http4k is a functional toolkit for Kotlin HTTP applications. Prior to version 5.41.0.0, there is a potential XXE (XML External Entity Injection) vulnerability when http4k handling malicious XML contents within requests, which might allow attackers to read local sensitive information on server, trigger Server-side Request Forgery and even execute code under some circumstances. Version 5.41.0.0 contains a patch for the issue.
CVE-2024-46455Cri0.579.80.00Dec 9, 2024unstructured v.0.14.2 and before is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) via the XMLParser.
CVE-2024-51132Cri0.579.80.08Nov 5, 2024An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in HAPI FHIR before v6.4.0 allows attackers to access sensitive information or execute arbitrary code via supplying a crafted request containing malicious XML entities.