expat before version 2.4.0 does not properly handle entities expansion unless an application developer uses the XML_SetEntityDeclHandler function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption), send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or read arbitrary files via a crafted XML document, aka an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. NOTE: it could be argued that because expat already provides the ability to disable external entity expansion, the responsibility for resolving this issue lies with application developers; according to this argument, this entry should be REJECTed, and each affected application would need its own CVE.
CVE-2013-0340
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 97.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 21, 2014
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (49)
- secalert@redhathttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/22/3
- secalert@redhathttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/61
- secalert@redhathttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/62
- secalert@redhathttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/63
- secalert@redhathttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/33
- secalert@redhathttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/34
- secalert@redhathttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/35
- secalert@redhathttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/38
- secalert@redhathttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/39
- secalert@redhathttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/40
- secalert@redhathttp://securitytracker.com/id?1028213
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/12/6
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/07/4
- secalert@redhathttp://www.osvdb.org/90634
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58233
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2013-0340(6)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2025:22871Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: expat security update
- RHSA-2025:22842Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: expat security update
- RHSA-2025:22785Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: expat security update
- RHSA-2025:22607Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: expat security update
- RHSA-2025:22035Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: expat security update
- RHSA-2025:21776Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: expat security update
Patch Availability(7)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | expat-0:2.2.10-1.el8_2 | 2025-12-09 | redhat |
| redhat | expat-0:2.2.10-1.el8_6 | 2025-12-09 | redhat |
| redhat | expat-0:2.2.10-1.el8_4 | 2025-12-04 | redhat |
| redhat | expat-0:2.2.10-1.el8_8 | 2025-12-02 | redhat |
| redhat | expat-0:2.2.10-12.el9_0.4 | 2025-11-25 | redhat |
| redhat | expat-0:2.5.0-1.el8_10 | 2025-11-19 | redhat |
| redhat | expat-0:2.4.9-1.el9_1 | 2022-11-15 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(2)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2013-03402021-12-01
expat 2.1.0 and earlier does not properly handle entities expansion unless an application developer uses the XML_SetEntityDeclHandler function which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) send HTTP requests to intranet servers or read arbitrary files via a crafted XML document aka an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. NOTE: it could be argued that because expat already provides the ability to disable external entity expansion the responsibility for resolving this issue lies with application developers; according to this argument this entry should be REJECTed and each affected application would need its own CVE.
- Red HatRHBA-2022:8290MODERATE2013-02-19
RHBA-2022:8290 — Moderate
Data Freshness Timeline
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