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 7 of 67| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
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| CVE-2017-1000497 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.03 | Jan 3, 2018 | Pepperminty-Wiki version 0.15 is vulnerable to XXE attacks in the getsvgsize function resulting in denial of service and possibly remote code execution | ||
| CVE-2014-3630 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.03 | Dec 29, 2017 | XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Java XML processing functionality in Play before 2.2.6 and 2.3.x before 2.3.5 might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or have unspecified other impact via crafted XML data. | ||
| CVE-2017-14101 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.01 | Dec 15, 2017 | A security researcher found an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability on the Conserus Image Repository archive solution version 2.1.1.105 by McKesson Medical Imaging Company, which is now a Change Healthcare company. An unauthenticated user supplying a modified HTTP SOAP… | ||
| CVE-2014-9487 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.02 | Oct 17, 2017 | The getid3 library in MediaWiki before 1.24.1, 1.23.8, 1.22.15 and 1.19.23 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or possibly have other impact via an XML External Entity (XXE) attack. NOTE: Related to CVE-2014-2053. | ||
| CVE-2017-14759 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.01 | Oct 3, 2017 | OpenText Document Sciences xPression (formerly EMC Document Sciences xPression) v4.5SP1 Patch 13 (older versions might be affected as well) is prone to an XML External Entity vulnerability: /xFramework/services/QuickDoc.QuickDocHttpSoap11Endpoint/. An unauthenticated user is… | ||
| CVE-2017-12620 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.03 | Oct 3, 2017 | When loading models or dictionaries that contain XML it is possible to perform an XXE attack, since Apache OpenNLP is a library, this only affects applications that load models or dictionaries from untrusted sources. The versions 1.5.0 to 1.5.3, 1.6.0, 1.7.0 to 1.7.2, 1.8.0 to… | ||
| CVE-2017-12621 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.09 | Sep 28, 2017 | During Jelly (xml) file parsing with Apache Xerces, if a custom doctype entity is declared with a "SYSTEM" entity with a URL and that entity is used in the body of the Jelly file, during parser instantiation the parser will attempt to connect to said URL. This could lead to XML… | ||
| CVE-2017-9458 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.02 | Sep 7, 2017 | XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the GlobalProtect internal and external gateway interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.18, 7.0.x before 7.0.17, 7.1.x before 7.1.12, and 8.0.x before 8.0.3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a… | ||
| CVE-2017-10670 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.01 | Jun 30, 2017 | An XML External Entity (XXE) issue exists in OSCI-Transport 1.2 as used in OSCI Transport Library 1.6.1 (Java) and OSCI Transport Library 1.6 (.NET), exploitable by sending a crafted standard-conforming OSCI message from within the infrastructure. | ||
| CVE-2017-7503 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.02 | May 18, 2017 | It was found that the Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.0.5 implementation of javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory is vulnerable to XXE. An attacker could use this flaw to launch DoS or SSRF attacks, or read files from the server where EAP is deployed. | ||
| CVE-2015-7273 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.01 | Apr 10, 2017 | Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) 7/8 before 2.21.21.21 has XXE. | ||
| CVE-2016-9924 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.03 | Mar 29, 2017 | Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) before 8.7.4 allows remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks. | ||
| CVE-2017-6895 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.03 | Mar 23, 2017 | USB Pratirodh allows remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via XML data in usb.xml. | ||
| CVE-2016-8348 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.04 | Feb 13, 2017 | An XML External Entity (XXE) issue was discovered in Emerson Liebert SiteScan Web Version 6.5, and prior. An attacker may enter malicious input to Liebert SiteScan through a weakly configured XML parser causing the application to execute arbitrary code or disclose file contents… | ||
| CVE-2016-4264 | Hig | 0.64 | 8.6 | 0.69 | Sep 1, 2016 | The Office Open XML (OOXML) feature in Adobe ColdFusion 10 before Update 21 and 11 before Update 10 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or send TCP requests to intranet servers via a crafted OOXML spreadsheet containing an external entity declaration in conjunction… | ||
| CVE-2016-3720 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.03 | Jun 10, 2016 | XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in XmlMapper in the Data format extension for Jackson (aka jackson-dataformat-xml) allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors. | ||
| CVE-2025-54254 | Hig | 0.63 | 8.6 | 0.77 | Aug 5, 2025 | Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files on the local… | ||
| CVE-2018-1000639 | Cri | 0.63 | 9.6 | 0.02 | Aug 20, 2018 | LatexDraw version <=4.0 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in SVG parsing functionality that can result in disclosure of data, server side request forgery, port scanning, possible rce. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted SVG file. | ||
| CVE-2015-8866 | Cri | 0.63 | 9.6 | 0.04 | May 22, 2016 | ext/libxml/libxml.c in PHP before 5.5.22 and 5.6.x before 5.6.6, when PHP-FPM is used, does not isolate each thread from libxml_disable_entity_loader changes in other threads, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) and XML Entity Expansion (XEE)… | ||
| CVE-2016-3974 | Cri | 0.63 | 9.1 | 0.15 | Apr 7, 2016 | XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Configuration Wizard in SAP NetWeaver Java AS 7.1 through 7.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, conduct SMB Relay attacks, or access arbitrary files via a crafted XML request to… |
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.03
Pepperminty-Wiki version 0.15 is vulnerable to XXE attacks in the getsvgsize function resulting in denial of service and possibly remote code execution
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.03
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Java XML processing functionality in Play before 2.2.6 and 2.3.x before 2.3.5 might allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or have unspecified other impact via crafted XML data.
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.01
A security researcher found an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability on the Conserus Image Repository archive solution version 2.1.1.105 by McKesson Medical Imaging Company, which is now a Change Healthcare company. An unauthenticated user supplying a modified HTTP SOAP…
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.02
The getid3 library in MediaWiki before 1.24.1, 1.23.8, 1.22.15 and 1.19.23 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or possibly have other impact via an XML External Entity (XXE) attack. NOTE: Related to CVE-2014-2053.
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.01
OpenText Document Sciences xPression (formerly EMC Document Sciences xPression) v4.5SP1 Patch 13 (older versions might be affected as well) is prone to an XML External Entity vulnerability: /xFramework/services/QuickDoc.QuickDocHttpSoap11Endpoint/. An unauthenticated user is…
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.03
When loading models or dictionaries that contain XML it is possible to perform an XXE attack, since Apache OpenNLP is a library, this only affects applications that load models or dictionaries from untrusted sources. The versions 1.5.0 to 1.5.3, 1.6.0, 1.7.0 to 1.7.2, 1.8.0 to…
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.09
During Jelly (xml) file parsing with Apache Xerces, if a custom doctype entity is declared with a "SYSTEM" entity with a URL and that entity is used in the body of the Jelly file, during parser instantiation the parser will attempt to connect to said URL. This could lead to XML…
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.02
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the GlobalProtect internal and external gateway interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.18, 7.0.x before 7.0.17, 7.1.x before 7.1.12, and 8.0.x before 8.0.3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a…
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.01
An XML External Entity (XXE) issue exists in OSCI-Transport 1.2 as used in OSCI Transport Library 1.6.1 (Java) and OSCI Transport Library 1.6 (.NET), exploitable by sending a crafted standard-conforming OSCI message from within the infrastructure.
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.02
It was found that the Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.0.5 implementation of javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory is vulnerable to XXE. An attacker could use this flaw to launch DoS or SSRF attacks, or read files from the server where EAP is deployed.
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.01
Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) 7/8 before 2.21.21.21 has XXE.
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.03
Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) before 8.7.4 allows remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks.
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.03
USB Pratirodh allows remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via XML data in usb.xml.
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.04
An XML External Entity (XXE) issue was discovered in Emerson Liebert SiteScan Web Version 6.5, and prior. An attacker may enter malicious input to Liebert SiteScan through a weakly configured XML parser causing the application to execute arbitrary code or disclose file contents…
- risk 0.64cvss 8.6epss 0.69
The Office Open XML (OOXML) feature in Adobe ColdFusion 10 before Update 21 and 11 before Update 10 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or send TCP requests to intranet servers via a crafted OOXML spreadsheet containing an external entity declaration in conjunction…
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.03
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in XmlMapper in the Data format extension for Jackson (aka jackson-dataformat-xml) allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
- risk 0.63cvss 8.6epss 0.77
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files on the local…
- risk 0.63cvss 9.6epss 0.02
LatexDraw version <=4.0 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in SVG parsing functionality that can result in disclosure of data, server side request forgery, port scanning, possible rce. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted SVG file.
- risk 0.63cvss 9.6epss 0.04
ext/libxml/libxml.c in PHP before 5.5.22 and 5.6.x before 5.6.6, when PHP-FPM is used, does not isolate each thread from libxml_disable_entity_loader changes in other threads, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) and XML Entity Expansion (XEE)…
- risk 0.63cvss 9.1epss 0.15
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Configuration Wizard in SAP NetWeaver Java AS 7.1 through 7.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, conduct SMB Relay attacks, or access arbitrary files via a crafted XML request to…