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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Medium 6.5
XML External Entity Reference in Apache NiFi
An authorized user could upload a template which contained malicious code and accessed sensitive files via an XML External Entity (XXE) attack. The fix to properly handle XML External Entities was applied on the Apache NiFi 1.4.0 release. Users running a prio…
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Medium 5.9
Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.ignite:ignite-core
Apache Ignite before 1.9 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to read arbitrary files via XXE in modified update-notifier documents.
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Medium 6.5
BC-BMT-BPM-DSK in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.5 allows remote authenticated users to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) atta…
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Medium 5.5
libxml2 2.9.4 and earlier, as used in XMLSec 1.2.23 and earlier and other products, does not offer a flag directly indi…
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Medium 5.5
Apache POI's XLSX2CSV Example XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability
The XLSX2CSV example in Apache POI before 3.14 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted OpenXML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
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Jenkins has XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability in Job Configuration via CLI
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the create-job CLI command in Jenkins before 1.638 and LTS before 1.625.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted job configuration that is then used in an "XML-aware tool," as demonstrated by g…
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Medium —CVE-2015-5161 Public exploit
ZendXml and Zend Framework contain XXE and XEE Vulnerabilities
The Zend_Xml_Security::scan in ZendXml before 1.0.1 and Zend Framework before 1.12.14, 2.x before 2.4.6, and 2.5.x before 2.5.2, when running under PHP-FPM in a threaded environment, allows remote attackers to bypass security checks and conduct XML external e…
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Apache Camel XML External Entity vulnerability
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the XML converter setup in converter/jaxp/XmlConverter.java in Apache Camel before 2.13.4 and 2.14.x before 2.14.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an external entity in an SAXSource.
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XML External Entity Reference in RESTEasy
DocumentProvider in RESTEasy 2.3.7 and 3.0.9 does not configure the (1) external-general-entities or (2) external-parameter-entities features, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via unspecified vectors.
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Several Zend Products Vulnerable to XXE and XEE attacks
Zend Framework 1 (ZF1) before 1.12.4, Zend Framework 2 before 2.1.6 and 2.2.x before 2.2.6, ZendOpenId, ZendRest, ZendService_AudioScrobbler, ZendService_Nirvanix, ZendService_SlideShare, ZendService_Technorati, and ZendService_WindowsAzure before 2.0.2, Zend…
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Several Zend Products Vulnerable to XXE and XEE attacks
Zend Framework 1 (ZF1) before 1.12.4, Zend Framework 2 before 2.1.6 and 2.2.x before 2.2.6, ZendOpenId, ZendRest, ZendService_AudioScrobbler, ZendService_Nirvanix, ZendService_SlideShare, ZendService_Technorati, and ZendService_WindowsAzure before 2.0.2, Zend…
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Several Zend Products Vulnerable to XXE and XEE attacks
Zend Framework 1 (ZF1) before 1.12.4, Zend Framework 2 before 2.1.6 and 2.2.x before 2.2.6, ZendOpenId, ZendRest, ZendService_AudioScrobbler, ZendService_Nirvanix, ZendService_SlideShare, ZendService_Technorati, and ZendService_WindowsAzure before 2.0.2, Zend…
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Medium —CVE-2014-3529 EPSS 13%
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache POI
The OPC SAX setup in Apache POI before 3.10.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an OpenXML file containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
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Moodle Arbitrary File Read via XML External Entity vulnerability
mod/imscp/locallib.php in Moodle through 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.7, 2.6.x before 2.6.4, and 2.7.x before 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a package with a manifest file containing an XML external entity declarati…
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Medium —CVE-2014-3004 Public exploit
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Castor
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.
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PHPExcel vulnerable to XXE attacks through libxml
PHPExcel before 1.8.0, as used in ownCloud Server before 5.0.15 and 6.0.x before 6.0.2, does not disable external entity loading in libxml, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or possibly have other impact via an …
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SOAPpy vulnerable to XML External Entity attacks
SOAPpy 0.12.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a SOAP request containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
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Medium —CVE-2013-6407 EPSS 11%
Apache Solr UpdateRequestHandler for XML resolves XML External Entities
The UpdateRequestHandler for XML in Apache Solr before 4.1 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
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Zend Framework XXE Vulnerability
The (1) Zend_Feed_Rss and (2) Zend_Feed_Atom classes in Zend_Feed in Zend Framework 1.11.x before 1.11.15 and 1.12.x before 1.12.1 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet servers, and possibly cause a denial of service (…
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XML External Entity (XXE) in Django
The XML libraries for Python 3.4, 3.3, 3.2, 3.1, 2.7, and 2.6, as used in OpenStack Keystone Essex and Folsom, Django, and possibly other products allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an ent…
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XML Entity Expansion (XEE) in Django
The XML libraries for Python 3.4, 3.3, 3.2, 3.1, 2.7, and 2.6, as used in OpenStack Keystone Essex, Folsom, and Grizzly; Compute (Nova) Essex and Folsom; Cinder Folsom; Django; and possibly other products allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (r…
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Medium 6.5
phpMyAdmin vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) injection attack
The simplexml_load_string function in the XML import plug-in (libraries/import/xml.php) in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.7.1 and 3.3.x before 3.3.10.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references, …