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 8 of 67| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
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| CVE-2024-22024 | Hig | 0.62 | 8.3 | 0.95 | Feb 13, 2024 | An XML external entity or XXE vulnerability in the SAML component of Ivanti Connect Secure (9.x, 22.x), Ivanti Policy Secure (9.x, 22.x) and ZTA gateways which allows an attacker to access certain restricted resources without authentication. | ||
| CVE-2025-30220 | Cri | 0.61 | 9.9 | 0.57 | Jun 10, 2025 | GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. GeoTools Schema class use of Eclipse XSD library to represent schema data structure is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) exploit. This impacts whoever exposes XML processing with… | ||
| CVE-2023-45727 | Hig | 0.61 | 7.5 | 0.04 | KEV | Oct 18, 2023 | Proself Enterprise/Standard Edition Ver5.62 and earlier, Proself Gateway Edition Ver1.65 and earlier, and Proself Mail Sanitize Edition Ver1.08 and earlier allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks. By processing a specially crafted… | |
| CVE-2021-27931 | Cri | 0.61 | 9.1 | 0.18 | Mar 3, 2021 | LumisXP (aka Lumis Experience Platform) before 10.0.0 allows unauthenticated blind XXE via an API request to PageControllerXml.jsp. One can send a request crafted with an XXE payload and achieve outcomes such as reading local server files or denial of service. | ||
| CVE-2020-24589 | — | Cri | 0.61 | 9.1 | 0.26 | Aug 21, 2020 | The Management Console in WSO2 API Manager through 3.1.0 and API Microgateway 2.2.0 allows XML External Entity injection (XXE) attacks. | |
| CVE-2020-6238 | Cri | 0.61 | 9.3 | 0.01 | Apr 14, 2020 | SAP Commerce, versions - 6.6, 6.7, 1808, 1811, 1905, does not process XML input securely in the Rest API from Servlet xyformsweb, leading to Missing XML Validation. This affects confidentiality and availability (partially) of SAP Commerce. | ||
| CVE-2019-10309 | Cri | 0.61 | 9.3 | 0.02 | Apr 30, 2019 | Jenkins Self-Organizing Swarm Plug-in Modules Plugin clients that use UDP broadcasts to discover Jenkins masters do not prevent XML External Entity processing when processing the responses, allowing unauthorized attackers on the same network to read arbitrary files from Swarm… | ||
| CVE-2018-8420 | Hig | 0.61 | 8.8 | 0.49 | Sep 13, 2018 | A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft XML Core Services MSXML parser processes user input, aka "MS XML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012,… | ||
| CVE-2016-8526 | Hig | 0.61 | 8.8 | 0.10 | Aug 6, 2018 | Aruba Airwave all versions up to, but not including, 8.2.3.1 is vulnerable to an XML external entities (XXE). XXEs are a way to permit XML parsers to access storage that exist on external systems. If an unprivileged user is permitted to control the contents of XML files, XXE can… | ||
| CVE-2018-3881 | Cri | 0.61 | 9.4 | 0.01 | Aug 1, 2018 | An exploitable unauthenticated XML external injection vulnerability was identified in FocalScope v2416. A unauthenticated attacker could submit a specially crafted web request to FocalScope's server that could cause an XXE, and potentially result in data compromise. | ||
| CVE-2026-16626 | Cri | 0.60 | — | 0.00 | Aug 10, 2026 | Improper restriction of XML external entity reference vulnerability (unauthenticated) in Jaspersoft JasperReports Server. This issue affects JasperReports Server: from 9.0.0 before HF-9 and from 10.0.0 before HF-10. | ||
| CVE-2025-49535 | Cri | 0.60 | 9.3 | 0.01 | Jul 8, 2025 | ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive information or… | ||
| CVE-2024-34711 | Cri | 0.60 | 9.3 | 0.00 | Jun 10, 2025 | GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. An improper URI validation vulnerability exists that enables an unauthorized attacker to perform XML External Entities (XEE) attack, then send GET request to any HTTP server. By default,… | ||
| CVE-2024-10218 | Cri | 0.60 | — | 0.00 | Nov 12, 2024 | XSS Attack in mar.jar, Monitoring Archive Utility (MAR Utility), monitoringconsolecommon.jar in TIBCO Software Inc TIBCO Hawk and TIBCO Operational Intelligence | ||
| CVE-2023-44412 | Hig | 0.60 | 8.2 | 0.84 | May 3, 2024 | D-Link D-View addDv7Probe XML External Entity Processing Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of D-Link D-View. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. … | ||
| CVE-2022-31678 | Cri | 0.60 | 9.1 | 0.08 | Oct 28, 2022 | VMware Cloud Foundation (NSX-V) contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. On VCF 3.x instances with NSX-V deployed, this may allow a user to exploit this issue leading to a denial-of-service condition or unintended information disclosure. | ||
| CVE-2017-1000190 | Cri | 0.60 | 9.1 | 0.05 | Nov 17, 2017 | SimpleXML (latest version 2.7.1) is vulnerable to an XXE vulnerability resulting SSRF, information disclosure, DoS and so on. | ||
| CVE-2015-1832 | Cri | 0.60 | 9.1 | 0.12 | Oct 3, 2016 | XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the SqlXmlUtil code in Apache Derby before 10.12.1.1, when a Java Security Manager is not in place, allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via vectors involving… | ||
| CVE-2026-40682 | Cri | 0.59 | 9.1 | 0.01 | May 4, 2026 | XML 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… | ||
| CVE-2025-14543 | Cri | 0.59 | 9.1 | 0.00 | Apr 30, 2026 | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in RTI 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… |
- risk 0.62cvss 8.3epss 0.95
An XML external entity or XXE vulnerability in the SAML component of Ivanti Connect Secure (9.x, 22.x), Ivanti Policy Secure (9.x, 22.x) and ZTA gateways which allows an attacker to access certain restricted resources without authentication.
- risk 0.61cvss 9.9epss 0.57
GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. GeoTools Schema class use of Eclipse XSD library to represent schema data structure is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) exploit. This impacts whoever exposes XML processing with…
- risk 0.61cvss 7.5epss 0.04
Proself Enterprise/Standard Edition Ver5.62 and earlier, Proself Gateway Edition Ver1.65 and earlier, and Proself Mail Sanitize Edition Ver1.08 and earlier allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks. By processing a specially crafted…
- risk 0.61cvss 9.1epss 0.18
LumisXP (aka Lumis Experience Platform) before 10.0.0 allows unauthenticated blind XXE via an API request to PageControllerXml.jsp. One can send a request crafted with an XXE payload and achieve outcomes such as reading local server files or denial of service.
- risk 0.61cvss 9.1epss 0.26
The Management Console in WSO2 API Manager through 3.1.0 and API Microgateway 2.2.0 allows XML External Entity injection (XXE) attacks.
- risk 0.61cvss 9.3epss 0.01
SAP Commerce, versions - 6.6, 6.7, 1808, 1811, 1905, does not process XML input securely in the Rest API from Servlet xyformsweb, leading to Missing XML Validation. This affects confidentiality and availability (partially) of SAP Commerce.
- risk 0.61cvss 9.3epss 0.02
Jenkins Self-Organizing Swarm Plug-in Modules Plugin clients that use UDP broadcasts to discover Jenkins masters do not prevent XML External Entity processing when processing the responses, allowing unauthorized attackers on the same network to read arbitrary files from Swarm…
- risk 0.61cvss 8.8epss 0.49
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft XML Core Services MSXML parser processes user input, aka "MS XML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012,…
- risk 0.61cvss 8.8epss 0.10
Aruba Airwave all versions up to, but not including, 8.2.3.1 is vulnerable to an XML external entities (XXE). XXEs are a way to permit XML parsers to access storage that exist on external systems. If an unprivileged user is permitted to control the contents of XML files, XXE can…
- risk 0.61cvss 9.4epss 0.01
An exploitable unauthenticated XML external injection vulnerability was identified in FocalScope v2416. A unauthenticated attacker could submit a specially crafted web request to FocalScope's server that could cause an XXE, and potentially result in data compromise.
- risk 0.60cvss —epss 0.00
Improper restriction of XML external entity reference vulnerability (unauthenticated) in Jaspersoft JasperReports Server. This issue affects JasperReports Server: from 9.0.0 before HF-9 and from 10.0.0 before HF-10.
- risk 0.60cvss 9.3epss 0.01
ColdFusion versions 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive information or…
- risk 0.60cvss 9.3epss 0.00
GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. An improper URI validation vulnerability exists that enables an unauthorized attacker to perform XML External Entities (XEE) attack, then send GET request to any HTTP server. By default,…
- risk 0.60cvss —epss 0.00
XSS Attack in mar.jar, Monitoring Archive Utility (MAR Utility), monitoringconsolecommon.jar in TIBCO Software Inc TIBCO Hawk and TIBCO Operational Intelligence
- risk 0.60cvss 8.2epss 0.84
D-Link D-View addDv7Probe XML External Entity Processing Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of D-Link D-View. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. …
- risk 0.60cvss 9.1epss 0.08
VMware Cloud Foundation (NSX-V) contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. On VCF 3.x instances with NSX-V deployed, this may allow a user to exploit this issue leading to a denial-of-service condition or unintended information disclosure.
- risk 0.60cvss 9.1epss 0.05
SimpleXML (latest version 2.7.1) is vulnerable to an XXE vulnerability resulting SSRF, information disclosure, DoS and so on.
- risk 0.60cvss 9.1epss 0.12
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the SqlXmlUtil code in Apache Derby before 10.12.1.1, when a Java Security Manager is not in place, allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via vectors involving…
- risk 0.59cvss 9.1epss 0.01
XML 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…
- risk 0.59cvss 9.1epss 0.00
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in RTI 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…