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
940 results · Feed
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Medium 4.1
Agiloft XML external entity local path traversal
Agiloft Release 28 contains an XML External Entities vulnerability in any table that allows 'import/export', allowing an authenticated attacker to import the template file and perform path traversal on the local system files. Users should upgrade to Agiloft R…
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Medium 5.5
EIP Builder XML External Entity Processing Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Delta Electronics EIP Builder version 1.11 is vulnerable to a File Parsing XML External Entity Processing Information Disclosure Vulnerability.
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High 8.4
Apache Tika PDF parser module: XXE vulnerability in PDFParser's handling of XFA
Critical XXE in Apache Tika (tika-parser-pdf-module) in Apache Tika 1.13 through and including 3.2.1 on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. An attacker may be able to read sensiti…
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High 8.2
XML External Entity Injection vulnerability in various Lexmark Universal Drivers
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in various Lexmark printer drivers for Windows allows attacker to disclose sensitive information to an arbitrary URL.
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Medium 5.5
Dell CloudLink, versions 8.0 through 8.1.1, contains an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerabi…
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Medium 5.5
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMOTION SCOUT TIA V5.4 (All versions), SIMOTION SCOUT TIA V5.5 (All versions), …
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Medium 6.9
OpenKilda XXE in SAML configuration
OpenKilda is an open-source OpenFlow controller. Prior to version 1.164.0, an XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability was found in OpenKilda which in combination with GHSL-2025-024 allows unauthenticated attackers to exfiltrate information from the …
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High 7.5CVE-2025-8355 EPSS 11%
XXE leading to SSRF
In Xerox FreeFlow Core version 8.0.4, improper handling of XML input allows injection of external entities. An attacker can craft malicious XML containing references to internal URLs, this results in a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF).
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High 8.6CVE-2025-54254 EPSS 54%
Adobe Experience Manager | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)
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…
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Medium 6.5
Dell SmartFabric OS10 Software, versions prior to 10.6.0.5, contains an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Ref…
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Medium 5.3
SolarWinds Web Help Desk XML External Entity Injection (XXE) Vulnerability
SolarWinds Web Help Desk was reported to be affected by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability that could lead to information disclosure. A valid, low-privilege access is required unless the attacker had access to the local server to modify conf…
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High 8.2CVE-2025-54445 EPSS 18%
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Samsung Electronics MagicINFO 9 Server allows Se…
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High 8.0CVE-2025-7766 Public exploit
Lantronix Provisioning Manager Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Lantronix Provisioning Manager is vulnerable to XML external entity attacks in configuration files supplied by network devices, leading to unauthenticated remote code execution on hosts with Provisioning Manager installed.
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Medium 6.9
ETQ Reliance CG < SE.2025.1 / < 2025.1.2 XXE Injection in SSO SAML Handler
An XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability exists in ETQ Reliance on the CG (legacy) platform within the `/resources/sessions/sso` endpoint. The SAML authentication handler processes XML input without disabling external entity resolution, allowing c…
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Medium 4.2
Dell AppSync, version(s) 4.6.0.0, contains an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability. A lo…
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High 7.3
Jinher OA XmlHttp.aspx xml external entity reference
A vulnerability was found in Jinher OA 1.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file XmlHttp.aspx. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has b…
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High 7.3
Jinher OA ProjectScheduleDelete.aspx xml external entity reference
A vulnerability was found in Jinher OA 1.2. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file ProjectScheduleDelete.aspx. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. The attack can be initiated remotely. The…
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Medium 6.5
agorum Software GmbH Agorum core open v11.9.2 & v11.10.1 was discovered to contain an XML External Entity (XXE) via the…
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Medium 6.9
DSpace vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) injection in import via Simple Archive Format (SAF) or import from external sources
DSpace open source software is a repository application which provides durable access to digital resources. Two related XML External Entity (XXE) injection possibilities impact all versions of DSpace prior to 7.6.4, 8.2, and 9.1. External entities are not dis…
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High 8.8
Apache Jackrabbit: XXE vulnerability in jackrabbit-spi-commons
Blind XXE Vulnerabilities in jackrabbit-spi-commons and jackrabbit-core in Apache Jackrabbit < 2.23.2 due to usage of an unsecured document build to load privileges. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 2.20.17 (Java 8), 2.22.1 (Java 11) or 2.23.2 (Ja…
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High 7.3
Jinher OA DelTemp.aspx xml external entity reference
A vulnerability was found in Jinher OA 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /c6/Jhsoft.Web.message/ToolBar/DelTemp.aspx. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. The attack may be …
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Medium 5.9
A CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability exists that could cause manipulation of …
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Critical 9.3
ColdFusion | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)
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 sens…
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Medium 4.5
ColdFusion | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)
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. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerabilit…
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Medium 6.8
ColdFusion | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)
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. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerabilit…
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Medium 5.8
Akamai CloudTest before 60 2025.06.02 (12988) allows file inclusion via XML External Entity (XXE) injection.
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High 7.5
Allure 2's xunit-xml-plugin Vulnerable to Improper XXE Restriction
Allure 2 is the version 2.x branch of Allure Report, a multi-language test reporting tool. A critical XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in the xunit-xml-plugin used by Allure 2 prior to version 2.34.1. The plugin fails to securely configure the X…
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Low 2.7
PowSyBl Core XML Reader allows XXE and SSRF
PowSyBl (Power System Blocks) is a framework to build power system oriented software. Prior to version 6.7.2, in certain places, powsybl-core XML parsing is vulnerable to an XML external entity (XXE) attack and to a server-side request forgery (SSRF) attack. …
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High 7.1
IBM QRadar SIEM XML external entity injection
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 through 7.5.0 Update Package 12 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.
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High 8.8
IBM webMethods Integration Sever XML external entity injection
IBM webMethods Integration Server 10.5, 10.7, 10.11, and 10.15 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands.
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High 8.2
GeoNetwork affected by XML External Entity (XXE) processing vulnerability in WFS indexing REST API endpoint
### Impact GeoNetwork WFS Index functionality is affected by GeoTools XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability during schema validation. This vulnerability is particularly severe as the REST API endpoint was not secured, potentially allowing unauthenticated at…
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Critical 9.9
GeoTools, GeoServer, and GeoNetwork XML External Entity (XXE) Processing Vulnerability in XSD schema handling
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 pr…
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Critical 9.3
GeoServer has improper ENTITY_RESOLUTION_ALLOWLIST URI validation in XML Processing (SSRF)
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 serv…
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High 7.5
Keyoti SearchUnit prior to 9.0.0. is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE). An attacker who can force a vulnerable Se…
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Critical 9.9
GeoTools has XML External Entity (XXE) Processing Vulnerability in XSD schema handling
### Summary GeoTools Schema class use of Eclipse XSD library to represent schema data structure is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) exploit. ### Impact This impacts whoever exposes XML processing with ``gt-xsd-core`` involved in parsing, when the docum…
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Critical 9.1
WordPress Category Icon plugin <= 1.0.3 - XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in pixelgrade Category Icon category-icon allows XML Entity Linking.This issue affects Category Icon: from n/a through <= 1.0.3.
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Medium 6.3
Fengoffice Feng Office Document Upload ApplicationDataObject.class.php xml external entity reference
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Fengoffice Feng Office 3.2.2.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /application/models/ApplicationDataObject.class.php of the component Document Upload Handl…
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High 8.7
PHPOffice Math allows XXE when processing an XML file in the MathML format
PHPOffice Math is a library that provides a set of classes to manipulate different formula file formats. Prior to version 0.3.0, loading XML data using the standard `libxml` extension and the `LIBXML_DTDLOAD` flag without additional filtration, leads to XXE. …
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Medium 6.8
Lantronix Device Installer Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Lantronix Device installer is vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) attacks in configuration files read from the network device. An attacker could obtain credentials, access these network devices, and modify their configurations. An attacker may also gain a…
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Medium 6.8
XXE vulnerability in Eclipse JGit
In Eclipse JGit versions 7.2.0.202503040940-r and older, the ManifestParser class used by the repo command and the AmazonS3 class used to implement the experimental amazons3 git transport protocol allowing to store git pack files in an Amazon S3 bucket, are v…