CWE-611
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Description
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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Related attack patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-221
CVEs mapped to this weakness (1,331)
page 55 of 67| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
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| CVE-2012-5656 | Med | 0.36 | 5.5 | 0.01 | Jan 18, 2013 | The rasterization process in Inkscape before 0.48.4 allows local users to read arbitrary files via an external entity in a SVG file, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack. | ||
| CVE-2012-0037 | Med | 0.36 | 6.5 | 0.14 | Jun 17, 2012 | Redland Raptor (aka libraptor) before 2.0.7, as used by OpenOffice 3.3 and 3.4 Beta, LibreOffice before 3.4.6 and 3.5.x before 3.5.1, and other products, allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted XML external entity (XXE) declaration and… | ||
| CVE-2026-54082 | Med | 0.35 | 6.5 | 0.00 | Jul 29, 2026 | veraPDF validation model is an implementation of the veraPDF validation model. From 1.25.73 until 1.30.2 and 1.31.71, veraPDF-validation contains an XML External Entity vulnerability in PDFAValidator.validate(...) and GFPDAcroForm.getdynamicRender(), where default… | ||
| CVE-2026-56701 | Med | 0.35 | 6.5 | 0.00 | Jun 23, 2026 | Grav before 2.0.0-beta.2 contains an XML external entity injection vulnerability in SVG file upload processing that allows authenticated attackers to read arbitrary files. The application uses simplexml_load_string without disabling external entity loading, enabling attackers to… | ||
| CVE-2025-58175 | Med | 0.35 | 6.5 | 0.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. Prior to versions 2.26.4 and 2.27.3, a GeoServer that uses `ENTITY_RESOLUTION_ALLOWLIST` may allow attacker to perform unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). This vulnerability… | ||
| CVE-2026-44445 | Med | 0.35 | 6.5 | 0.00 | May 13, 2026 | ERPNext is a free and open source Enterprise Resource Planning tool. Prior to 15.104.3 and 16.12.0, an improper restriction of XML external entity (XXE) reference vulnerability in the EDI Module enables an authenticated attacker to read files from the local file system,… | ||
| CVE-2026-34401 | Med | 0.35 | 6.5 | 0.01 | Mar 31, 2026 | XML Notepad is a Windows program that provides a simple intuitive User Interface for browsing and editing XML documents. Prior to version 2.9.0.21, XML Notepad does not disable DTD processing by default which means external entities are resolved automatically. There is a well… | ||
| CVE-2026-32251 | Med | 0.35 | 6.5 | 0.00 | Mar 12, 2026 | Tolgee is an open-source localization platform. Prior to 3.166.3, the XML parsers used for importing Android XML resources (.xml) and .resx files don't disable external entity processing. An authenticated user who can import translation files into a project can exploit this to… | ||
| CVE-2025-68280 | Med | 0.35 | 6.5 | 0.01 | Jan 5, 2026 | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache SIS. It is possible to write XML files in such a way that, when parsed by Apache SIS, an XML file reveals to the attacker the content of a local file on the server running Apache SIS. This… | ||
| CVE-2025-10713 | Med | 0.35 | 6.5 | 0.00 | Nov 5, 2025 | An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in multiple WSO2 products due to improper configuration of the XML parser. The application parses user-supplied XML without applying sufficient restrictions, allowing resolution of external entities. A successful attack could… | ||
| CVE-2025-4949 | Med | 0.35 | 5.3 | 0.01 | May 21, 2025 | In Eclipse JGit versions 7.2.0.202503040940-r and older, the ManifestParser class used by the repo command and the AmazonS3 class used to implement the experimental amazons3 git transport protocol allowing to store git pack files in an Amazon S3 bucket, are vulnerable to XML… | ||
| CVE-2024-50442 | Med | 0.35 | 6.5 | 0.01 | Oct 28, 2024 | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in WP Royal Royal Elementor Addons royal-elementor-addons allows XML Injection.This issue affects Royal Elementor Addons: from n/a through <= 1.3.980. | ||
| CVE-2023-50380 | Med | 0.35 | 6.5 | 0.01 | Feb 27, 2024 | XML External Entity injection in apache ambari versions <= 2.7.7, Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.7.8, which fixes this issue. More Details: Oozie Workflow Scheduler had a vulnerability that allowed for root-level file reading and privilege escalation from… | ||
| CVE-2023-41034 | Med | 0.35 | 6.5 | 0.01 | Aug 31, 2023 | Eclipse Leshan is a device management server and client Java implementation. In affected versions DDFFileParser` and `DefaultDDFFileValidator` (and so `ObjectLoader`) are vulnerable to `XXE Attacks`. A DDF file is a LWM2M format used to store LWM2M object description. Leshan… | ||
| CVE-2023-28150 | Med | 0.35 | 5.3 | 0.01 | Mar 24, 2023 | An issue was discovered in Independentsoft JODF before 1.1.110. The API is prone to XML external entity (XXE) injection via a remote DTD in a DOCX file. | ||
| CVE-2023-28151 | Med | 0.35 | 5.3 | 0.01 | Mar 24, 2023 | An issue was discovered in Independentsoft JSpreadsheet before 1.1.110. The API is prone to XML external entity (XXE) injection via a remote DTD in a DOCX file. | ||
| CVE-2023-28152 | Med | 0.35 | 5.3 | 0.01 | Mar 24, 2023 | An issue was discovered in Independentsoft JWord before 1.1.110. The API is prone to XML external entity (XXE) injection via a remote DTD in a DOCX file. | ||
| CVE-2023-20052 | Med | 0.35 | 5.3 | 0.07 | Mar 1, 2023 | On Feb 15, 2023, the following vulnerability in the ClamAV scanning library was disclosed: A vulnerability in the DMG file parser of ClamAV versions 1.0.0 and earlier, 0.105.1 and earlier, and 0.103.7 and earlier could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access… | ||
| CVE-2023-26043 | Med | 0.35 | 6.5 | 0.01 | Feb 27, 2023 | GeoNode is an open source platform that facilitates the creation, sharing, and collaborative use of geospatial data. GeoNode is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) injection in the style upload functionality of GeoServer leading to Arbitrary File Read. This issue has been… | ||
| CVE-2022-47950 | Med | 0.35 | 6.5 | 0.01 | Jan 18, 2023 | An issue was discovered in OpenStack Swift before 2.28.1, 2.29.x before 2.29.2, and 2.30.0. By supplying crafted XML files, an authenticated user may coerce the S3 API into returning arbitrary file contents from the host server, resulting in unauthorized read access to… |
- risk 0.36cvss 5.5epss 0.01
The rasterization process in Inkscape before 0.48.4 allows local users to read arbitrary files via an external entity in a SVG file, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.
- risk 0.36cvss 6.5epss 0.14
Redland Raptor (aka libraptor) before 2.0.7, as used by OpenOffice 3.3 and 3.4 Beta, LibreOffice before 3.4.6 and 3.5.x before 3.5.1, and other products, allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted XML external entity (XXE) declaration and…
- risk 0.35cvss 6.5epss 0.00
veraPDF validation model is an implementation of the veraPDF validation model. From 1.25.73 until 1.30.2 and 1.31.71, veraPDF-validation contains an XML External Entity vulnerability in PDFAValidator.validate(...) and GFPDAcroForm.getdynamicRender(), where default…
- risk 0.35cvss 6.5epss 0.00
Grav before 2.0.0-beta.2 contains an XML external entity injection vulnerability in SVG file upload processing that allows authenticated attackers to read arbitrary files. The application uses simplexml_load_string without disabling external entity loading, enabling attackers to…
- risk 0.35cvss 6.5epss 0.00
GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. Prior to versions 2.26.4 and 2.27.3, a GeoServer that uses `ENTITY_RESOLUTION_ALLOWLIST` may allow attacker to perform unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). This vulnerability…
- risk 0.35cvss 6.5epss 0.00
ERPNext is a free and open source Enterprise Resource Planning tool. Prior to 15.104.3 and 16.12.0, an improper restriction of XML external entity (XXE) reference vulnerability in the EDI Module enables an authenticated attacker to read files from the local file system,…
- risk 0.35cvss 6.5epss 0.01
XML Notepad is a Windows program that provides a simple intuitive User Interface for browsing and editing XML documents. Prior to version 2.9.0.21, XML Notepad does not disable DTD processing by default which means external entities are resolved automatically. There is a well…
- risk 0.35cvss 6.5epss 0.00
Tolgee is an open-source localization platform. Prior to 3.166.3, the XML parsers used for importing Android XML resources (.xml) and .resx files don't disable external entity processing. An authenticated user who can import translation files into a project can exploit this to…
- risk 0.35cvss 6.5epss 0.01
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache SIS. It is possible to write XML files in such a way that, when parsed by Apache SIS, an XML file reveals to the attacker the content of a local file on the server running Apache SIS. This…
- risk 0.35cvss 6.5epss 0.00
An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in multiple WSO2 products due to improper configuration of the XML parser. The application parses user-supplied XML without applying sufficient restrictions, allowing resolution of external entities. A successful attack could…
- risk 0.35cvss 5.3epss 0.01
In Eclipse JGit versions 7.2.0.202503040940-r and older, the ManifestParser class used by the repo command and the AmazonS3 class used to implement the experimental amazons3 git transport protocol allowing to store git pack files in an Amazon S3 bucket, are vulnerable to XML…
- risk 0.35cvss 6.5epss 0.01
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in WP Royal Royal Elementor Addons royal-elementor-addons allows XML Injection.This issue affects Royal Elementor Addons: from n/a through <= 1.3.980.
- risk 0.35cvss 6.5epss 0.01
XML External Entity injection in apache ambari versions <= 2.7.7, Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.7.8, which fixes this issue. More Details: Oozie Workflow Scheduler had a vulnerability that allowed for root-level file reading and privilege escalation from…
- risk 0.35cvss 6.5epss 0.01
Eclipse Leshan is a device management server and client Java implementation. In affected versions DDFFileParser` and `DefaultDDFFileValidator` (and so `ObjectLoader`) are vulnerable to `XXE Attacks`. A DDF file is a LWM2M format used to store LWM2M object description. Leshan…
- risk 0.35cvss 5.3epss 0.01
An issue was discovered in Independentsoft JODF before 1.1.110. The API is prone to XML external entity (XXE) injection via a remote DTD in a DOCX file.
- risk 0.35cvss 5.3epss 0.01
An issue was discovered in Independentsoft JSpreadsheet before 1.1.110. The API is prone to XML external entity (XXE) injection via a remote DTD in a DOCX file.
- risk 0.35cvss 5.3epss 0.01
An issue was discovered in Independentsoft JWord before 1.1.110. The API is prone to XML external entity (XXE) injection via a remote DTD in a DOCX file.
- risk 0.35cvss 5.3epss 0.07
On Feb 15, 2023, the following vulnerability in the ClamAV scanning library was disclosed: A vulnerability in the DMG file parser of ClamAV versions 1.0.0 and earlier, 0.105.1 and earlier, and 0.103.7 and earlier could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access…
- risk 0.35cvss 6.5epss 0.01
GeoNode is an open source platform that facilitates the creation, sharing, and collaborative use of geospatial data. GeoNode is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) injection in the style upload functionality of GeoServer leading to Arbitrary File Read. This issue has been…
- risk 0.35cvss 6.5epss 0.01
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Swift before 2.28.1, 2.29.x before 2.29.2, and 2.30.0. By supplying crafted XML files, an authenticated user may coerce the S3 API into returning arbitrary file contents from the host server, resulting in unauthorized read access to…