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 64 of 67| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-26247 | Low | 0.10 | 2.6 | 0.01 | Dec 30, 2020 | Nokogiri is a Rubygem providing HTML, XML, SAX, and Reader parsers with XPath and CSS selector support. In Nokogiri before version 1.11.0.rc4 there is an XXE vulnerability. XML Schemas parsed by Nokogiri::XML::Schema are trusted by default, allowing external resources to be… | ||
| CVE-2022-2414 | Hig | 0.07 | 7.5 | 0.86 | Jul 29, 2022 | Access to external entities when parsing XML documents can lead to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially retrieve the content of arbitrary files by sending specially crafted HTTP requests. | ||
| CVE-2019-13358 | Hig | 0.05 | 7.5 | 0.24 | Jul 5, 2019 | lib/DocumentToText.php in OpenCats before 0.9.4-3 has XXE that allows remote users to read files on the underlying operating system. The attacker must upload a file in the docx or odt format. | ||
| CVE-2015-2125 | 0.04 | — | 0.08 | Jun 7, 2015 | Unspecified vulnerability in HP WebInspect 7.x through 10.4 before 10.4 update 1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via unknown vectors. | |||
| CVE-2014-3004 | 0.04 | — | 0.08 | Jun 11, 2014 | The default configuration for the Xerces SAX Parser in Castor before 1.3.3 allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XML document. | |||
| CVE-2013-0340 | 0.02 | — | 0.19 | Jan 21, 2014 | expat before version 2.4.0 does not properly handle entities expansion unless an application developer uses the XML_SetEntityDeclHandler function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption), send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or read… | |||
| CVE-2018-20843 | Hig | 0.01 | 7.5 | 0.07 | Jun 24, 2019 | In libexpat in Expat before 2.2.7, XML input including XML names that contain a large number of colons could make the XML parser consume a high amount of RAM and CPU resources while processing (enough to be usable for denial-of-service attacks). | ||
| CVE-2015-0254 | 0.01 | — | 0.13 | Mar 9, 2015 | Apache Standard Taglibs before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or conduct external XML entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XSLT extension in a (1) <x:parse> or (2) <x:transform> JSTL XML tag. | |||
| CVE-2026-70448 | Hig | 0.00 | 7.1 | 0.00 | Aug 5, 2026 | Jenkins Ivy Report Plugin 1.2 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks when processing Ivy report files. | ||
| CVE-2025-36374 | Med | 0.00 | 5.5 | 0.00 | Jul 30, 2026 | IBM DataPower Gateway is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. | ||
| CVE-2026-54366 | Hig | 0.00 | 7.5 | 0.00 | Jul 30, 2026 | CentreStack before 17.4 contains an XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to exfiltrate arbitrary files by supplying a malicious URL to the SharePoint storage configuration handler. Attackers can send a crafted request to the… | ||
| CVE-2026-50782 | Hig | 0.00 | 7.5 | 0.00 | Jul 29, 2026 | Jinher OA C6 contains an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability in the /c6/JHSoft.Web.HrmAttendance/sp_manager_getUserlist.aspx/GetXmlHttp endpoint. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send a crafted XML payload to read arbitrary files from the server via an… | ||
| CVE-2026-54078 | Hig | 0.00 | — | 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 (XXE) vulnerability in validation-model/src/main/java/org/verapdf/gf/model/tools/DictionaryKeysHelper.java in… | ||
| CVE-2026-57917 | Med | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | Jul 27, 2026 | proCertum SmartSign parses external XML entities from arbitrary crafted signature files, enabling SSRF and potentially allowing the reading of local files, depending on the parser's configuration. The XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability is triggered simply by previewing a… | ||
| CVE-2026-8396 | Hig | 0.00 | 7.5 | 0.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | Improper restriction of XML external entity reference vulnerability in Netcad Software Inc. NetGIS allows Serialized Data External Linking. This issue affects NetGIS: from 5.0.66 before 7.2.2. | ||
| CVE-2026-48359 | Cri | 0.00 | 9.6 | 0.02 | Jul 14, 2026 | Adobe Experience Manager is affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive… | ||
| CVE-2026-54470 | Med | 0.00 | 5.3 | 0.00 | Jul 10, 2026 | Dell Unisphere for PowerMax, version(s) 10.3.0.5 and prior contain(s) an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Unauthorized access. | ||
| CVE-2026-57259 | Med | 0.00 | 6.5 | 0.00 | Jul 8, 2026 | The input file does not need to be strictly in a structurally valid PDF format. Instead, after reviewing the content, the original document disguised as a PDF will be sent to the parser. Malicious documents will construct malicious external entities that, through the protocol,… | ||
| CVE-2026-47898 | Cri | 0.00 | 9.8 | 0.00 | Jul 3, 2026 | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache Lucene.Net (Lucene.Net.Analysis.Common library). This issue affects Apache Lucene.Net.Analysis.Common: from 4.8.0-beta00005 before 4.8.0-beta00018. Users are recommended to upgrade to version… | ||
| CVE-2026-13449 | Hig | 0.00 | 7.6 | 0.00 | Jun 30, 2026 | IBM Business Automation Manager Open Editions 9.0.0 through 9.4.2 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. |
- risk 0.10cvss 2.6epss 0.01
Nokogiri is a Rubygem providing HTML, XML, SAX, and Reader parsers with XPath and CSS selector support. In Nokogiri before version 1.11.0.rc4 there is an XXE vulnerability. XML Schemas parsed by Nokogiri::XML::Schema are trusted by default, allowing external resources to be…
- risk 0.07cvss 7.5epss 0.86
Access to external entities when parsing XML documents can lead to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially retrieve the content of arbitrary files by sending specially crafted HTTP requests.
- risk 0.05cvss 7.5epss 0.24
lib/DocumentToText.php in OpenCats before 0.9.4-3 has XXE that allows remote users to read files on the underlying operating system. The attacker must upload a file in the docx or odt format.
- CVE-2015-2125Jun 7, 2015risk 0.04cvss —epss 0.08
Unspecified vulnerability in HP WebInspect 7.x through 10.4 before 10.4 update 1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via unknown vectors.
- CVE-2014-3004Jun 11, 2014risk 0.04cvss —epss 0.08
The default configuration for the Xerces SAX Parser in Castor before 1.3.3 allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XML document.
- CVE-2013-0340Jan 21, 2014risk 0.02cvss —epss 0.19
expat before version 2.4.0 does not properly handle entities expansion unless an application developer uses the XML_SetEntityDeclHandler function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption), send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or read…
- risk 0.01cvss 7.5epss 0.07
In libexpat in Expat before 2.2.7, XML input including XML names that contain a large number of colons could make the XML parser consume a high amount of RAM and CPU resources while processing (enough to be usable for denial-of-service attacks).
- CVE-2015-0254Mar 9, 2015risk 0.01cvss —epss 0.13
Apache Standard Taglibs before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or conduct external XML entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XSLT extension in a (1) <x:parse> or (2) <x:transform> JSTL XML tag.
- risk 0.00cvss 7.1epss 0.00
Jenkins Ivy Report Plugin 1.2 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks when processing Ivy report files.
- risk 0.00cvss 5.5epss 0.00
IBM DataPower Gateway is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.
- risk 0.00cvss 7.5epss 0.00
CentreStack before 17.4 contains an XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to exfiltrate arbitrary files by supplying a malicious URL to the SharePoint storage configuration handler. Attackers can send a crafted request to the…
- risk 0.00cvss 7.5epss 0.00
Jinher OA C6 contains an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability in the /c6/JHSoft.Web.HrmAttendance/sp_manager_getUserlist.aspx/GetXmlHttp endpoint. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send a crafted XML payload to read arbitrary files from the server via an…
- risk 0.00cvss —epss 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 (XXE) vulnerability in validation-model/src/main/java/org/verapdf/gf/model/tools/DictionaryKeysHelper.java in…
- risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00
proCertum SmartSign parses external XML entities from arbitrary crafted signature files, enabling SSRF and potentially allowing the reading of local files, depending on the parser's configuration. The XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability is triggered simply by previewing a…
- risk 0.00cvss 7.5epss 0.00
Improper restriction of XML external entity reference vulnerability in Netcad Software Inc. NetGIS allows Serialized Data External Linking. This issue affects NetGIS: from 5.0.66 before 7.2.2.
- risk 0.00cvss 9.6epss 0.02
Adobe Experience Manager is affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive…
- risk 0.00cvss 5.3epss 0.00
Dell Unisphere for PowerMax, version(s) 10.3.0.5 and prior contain(s) an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Unauthorized access.
- risk 0.00cvss 6.5epss 0.00
The input file does not need to be strictly in a structurally valid PDF format. Instead, after reviewing the content, the original document disguised as a PDF will be sent to the parser. Malicious documents will construct malicious external entities that, through the protocol,…
- risk 0.00cvss 9.8epss 0.00
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache Lucene.Net (Lucene.Net.Analysis.Common library). This issue affects Apache Lucene.Net.Analysis.Common: from 4.8.0-beta00005 before 4.8.0-beta00018. Users are recommended to upgrade to version…
- risk 0.00cvss 7.6epss 0.00
IBM Business Automation Manager Open Editions 9.0.0 through 9.4.2 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.