Weakness (CWE)
CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
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.
How to prevent it (1 mitigation)
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Implementation, System Configuration
Many XML parsers and validators can be configured to disable external entity expansion.
Source: MITRE CWE-611
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High 7.0
libxml2: Use after free in xmlParseInternalSubset via improper entity resolution handling
Use After Free in libxml2's xmlParseInternalSubset from GNOME libxml2 version 2.9.11 to 2.11.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service via maliciously crafted XML input with improper entity resolution handling.
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High 8.2
Jaxp13 XPath XXE via StreamSource and SAXSource
Jaxp13XPathTemplate evaluated XPath expressions for StreamSource and SAXSource inputs using a code path that parsed attacker-controlled XML with the JDK's default DocumentBuilderFactory behavior instead of Spring's hardened parser configuration. Applications …
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High 7.4
ColdFusion | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)
ColdFusion versions 2023.19, 2025.8 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 file…
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High 7.1
CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability exists that could cause information disclos…
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High 7.7
Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Data Integration & Analytics versions before 10.2.0.7 and 11.0.0.0, including 9.3.x and 8.3.x, does not prevent certain XML parsers from resolving external entities.
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High 7.1
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management - Jazz Foundation is vulnerable to XML external entity injection (XXE) attack
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management 7.0.3 Interim Fix 001 through Interim Fix 021, 7.1.0 Interim Fix 001 through Interim Fix 009, and 7.2.0 and 7.2.0 Interim Fix 001 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. …
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High 8.2
changedetection.io: XXE vulnerability in the changedetection.io project
changedetection.io is a free open source web page change detection tool. In 0.54.9 and earlier, xpath_filter() switches to XML mode for XML/RSS content and creates etree.XMLParser(strip_cdata=False) without explicitly disabling external entity resolution, ext…
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High 7.1
SolidCAM-GPPL-IDE: XML External Entity (XXE) and billion-laughs DoS in VMID parser
SolidCAM-GPPL-IDE is an unofficial, independently developed extension, Postprocessor IDE for SolidCAM. From version 1.0.0 to before version 1.0.2, Opening a .gpp file in the SolidCAM Postprocessor IDE extension causes the language server to parse a companion …
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High 7.5
Alkacon OpenCms is vulnerable to XXE when the <!DOCTYPE> refers to an external host
Alkacon OpenCms before 16 allows XXE when the <!DOCTYPE> refers to an external host.
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High 7.3CVE-2023-42344 Scanner template
Alkacon OpenCms allows remote unauthenticated attackers to obtain sensitive information
Alkacon OpenCms before 10.5.1 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to obtain sensitive information via a cmis-online/query XXE attack on a Chemistry servlet.
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High 8.1
Vvveb < 1.0.8.2 XML External Entity Injection via Import
Vvveb before version 1.0.8.2 contains an XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability in the admin Tools/Import feature that allows authenticated site_admin users to read arbitrary files and modify database records. Attackers can exploit the XML parser c…
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High 7.7
Arbitrary File Read and Server Side Request Forgery via XML External Entities in Lobster_pro
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a weakness in the XML parser functionality of Lobster_pro prior to version 4.12.6-GA. This allows them to obtain read access to files on the application server and adjacent network shares, and perform HTTP GET requests to…
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High 8.7
Arbitrary File Read and Server Side Request Forgery via XML External Entities in 4D Server SOAP
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a weakness in the XML parser functionality of the SOAP endpoints in 4D server. This allows them to obtain read access to files on the application server and adjacent network shares, and perform HTTP GET requests to arbitr…
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High 8.8
An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the /designer/loadReport endpoint of SpringBlade v4.8.0 allows authentica…
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High 7.5
lxml: Default configuration of iterparse() and ETCompatXMLParser() allows XXE to local files
lxml is a library for processing XML and HTML in the Python language. Prior to 6.1.0, using either of the two parsers in the default configuration (with resolve_entities=True) allows untrusted XML input to read local files. Setting the resolve_entities option…
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High 7.6
OpenRemote has XXE in Velbus Asset Import
OpenRemote is an open-source internet-of-things platform. Prior to version 1.22.0, the Velbus asset import path parses attacker-controlled XML without explicit XXE hardening. An authenticated user who can call the import endpoint may trigger XML external enti…
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High 7.5CVE-2026-22016 Public exploit
Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java S…
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High 7.5
XML External Entity Injection in Multiple WSO2 Products Allows Arbitrary file read and Denial of Service
The XML parsers within multiple WSO2 products accept user-supplied XML data without properly configuring to prevent the resolution of external entities. This omission allows malicious actors to craft XML payloads that exploit the parser's behavior, leading to…
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High 7.5
.NET Denial of Service Vulnerability
Uncontrolled resource consumption in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
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High 7.0
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in RTI Connext Professional (Recording Service,Routing Service,Queueing Service,Cloud Discovery Service,Observability Collector) allows Serialized Data External Linking, Data Serializat...
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in RTI Connext Professional (Recording Service,Routing Service,Queueing Service,Cloud Discovery Service,Observability Collector) allows Serialized Data External Linking, Data Serialization Ex…
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High 7.6
Grav CMS v1.7.x and before is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) through the SVG file upload functionality in the …
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High 7.7
OpenEMR: XInclude Injection in CCDA Import Allows Reading Arbitrary Server Files
OpenEMR is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application. Prior to version 8.0.0.3, an authenticated user with access to the Carecoordination module can upload a crafted CCDA document containing `<xi:include href…
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High 8.6
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in XMLUtils.java in Slovensko.Digital Autogram allo…
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High 7.1
IBM InfoSphere Information Server is affected by an XML external entity injection (XXE) vulnerability
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in IBM InfoSphere Information Server could allow attackers to retrieve sensitive information from the server.
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High 7.5
XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability resulting in Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability allows malicious user to perform Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via crafted XML input containing malicious external entity references. This issue affects Xerox FreeFlow Core versions up to and including 8.0.7. P…
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High 7.1
IBM Db2 XML External Entity Reference
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5.0 through 11.5.9 and 12.1.0 through 12.1.3 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to ex…
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High 7.0
CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability exists that could cause unauthorized discl…
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High 7.9
This High severity XXE (XML External Entity Injection) vulnerability was introduced in version 7.1.0 of Crowd Data Cent…
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High 8.2
AssertJ has XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability when parsing untrusted XML via isXmlEqualTo assertion
AssertJ provides Fluent testing assertions for Java and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Starting in version 1.4.0 and prior to version 3.27.7, an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in `org.assertj.core.util.xml.XmlStringPrettyFormatter`: the `toXm…
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High 7.5
Demo Importer Plus <= 2.0.9 - Authenticated (Author+) Blind XML External Entity Injection via SVG File Upload
The Demo Importer Plus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to XML External Entity Injection (XXE) in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.9 via the SVG file upload functionality. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access an…
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High 8.1
Apache Struts, Apache Struts: XXE vulnerability in outdated XWork component
Missing XML Validation vulnerability in Apache Struts, Apache Struts. This issue affects Apache Struts: from 2.0.0 before 2.2.1; Apache Struts: from 2.2.1 through 6.1.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.1.1, which fixes the issue.
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High 7.6
Dell Unisphere for PowerMax, version(s) 9.2.4.x, contain(s) an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vu…
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High 7.5
KYOCERA Net Admin 3.4.0906 Unauthenticated XML External Entity Injection
KYOCERA Net Admin 3.4.0906 contains an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability in the Multi-Set Template Editor that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary system files. Attackers can craft a malicious XML file with external entity refer…
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High 7.4
ColdFusion | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)
ColdFusion versions 2025.4, 2023.16, 2021.22 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 sensi…
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High 8.4
Apache Tika core, Apache Tika parsers, Apache Tika PDF parser module: Update to CVE-2025-54988 to expand scope of artifacts affected
Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core (1.13-3.2.1), tika-pdf-module (2.0.0-3.2.1) and tika-parsers (1.13-1.28.5) modules on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. This CVE covers the…
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High 8.2
GeoServer is vulnerable to an Unauthenticated XML External Entities (XXE) attack via WMS GetMap feature
GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. From version 2.26.0 to before 2.26.2 and before 2.25.6, an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability was identified. The application accepts XML input through a specific end…
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High 7.1
PDFPatcher thru 1.1.3.4663 executable's XML bookmark import functionality does not restrict XML external entity (XXE) r…
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High 8.4
N-central Multiple XXE Injection Vulnerabilities
N-central versions < 2025.4 are vulnerable to multiple XML External Entities injection leading to information disclosure
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High 7.5
CycloneDX Core (Java): BOM validation is vulnerable to XML External Entity injection
The CycloneDX core module provides a model representation of the SBOM along with utilities to assist in creating, validating, and parsing SBOMs. Starting in version 2.1.0 and prior to version 11.0.1, the XML `Validator` used by cyclonedx-core-java was not con…
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High 7.5
A Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability, achievable through an XML External Entity (XXE) injection, exists i…