CWE-611— Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)
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.— MITRE CWE catalog
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CVEs classified under CWE-611page 16 of 27
- CVE-2019-9761HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52019-03-14
An XXE issue was discovered in PHPSHE 1.7, which can be used to read any file in the system or scan the internal network without authentication. This occurs because of the call to wechat_getxml in include/plugin/payment/wechat/notify_url.p…
- CVE-2018-20733HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52019-01-17
BI Web Services in SAS Web Infrastructure Platform before 9.4M6 allows XXE.
- CVE-2018-7837HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-12-24
An Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability exists on numerous methods of the IIoT Monitor 3.1.38 software that could allow the software to resolve documents outside of the intended sphere of control, cau…
- CVE-2018-20157HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-12-15
The data import functionality in OpenRefine through 3.1 allows an XML External Entity (XXE) attack through a crafted (zip) file, allowing attackers to read arbitrary files.
- CVE-2018-20000HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-12-10
Apereo Bedework bw-webdav before 4.0.3 allows XXE attacks, as demonstrated by an invite-reply document that reads a local file, related to webdav/servlet/common/MethodBase.java and webdav/servlet/common/PostRequestPars.java.
- CVE-2018-18980HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-11-06
An XML External Entity injection (XXE) vulnerability exists in Zoho ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager and OpManager before 12.3.214 via the RequestXML parameter in a /devices/ProcessRequest.do GET request. For example, the attacke…
- CVE-2018-17912HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-11-02
An XXE vulnerability exists in CASE Suite Versions 3.10 and prior when processing parameter entities, which may allow remote file disclosure.
- CVE-2018-18737HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-10-29
An XXE issue was discovered in Douchat 4.0.4 because Data\notify.php calls simplexml_load_string. This can also be used for SSRF.
- CVE-2018-18659HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-10-26
An issue was discovered in Arcserve Unified Data Protection (UDP) through 6.5 Update 4. There is a DDI-VRT-2018-19 Unauthenticated XXE in /management/UdpHttpService issue.
- CVE-2018-11796HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-10-09
In Apache Tika 1.19 (CVE-2018-11761), we added an entity expansion limit for XML parsing. However, Tika reuses SAXParsers and calls reset() after each parse, which, for Xerces2 parsers, as per the documentation, removes the user-specified …
- CVE-2018-11761HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-09-19
In Apache Tika 0.1 to 1.18, the XML parsers were not configured to limit entity expansion. They were therefore vulnerable to an entity expansion vulnerability which can lead to a denial of service attack.
- CVE-2018-16303HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-09-01
PDF-XChange Editor through 7.0.326.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted x:xmpmeta structure, a related issue to CVE-2003-1564.
- CVE-2018-13823HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-08-30
An XML external entity vulnerability in the XOG functionality, in CA PPM 14.3 and below, 14.4, 15.1, 15.2 CP5 and below, and 15.3 CP2 and below, allows remote attackers to access sensitive information.
- CVE-2017-17762HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-08-29
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Episerver 7 patch 4 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted DTD in an XML request involving util/xmlrpc/Handler.ashx.
- CVE-2018-12408HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-08-08
The BusinessWorks engine component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks, TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks for z/Linux, and TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Distribution for TIBCO Silver Fabric contains a vulnerability …
- CVE-2017-8316HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-08-03
IntelliJ IDEA XML parser was found vulnerable to XML External Entity attack, an attacker can exploit the vulnerability by implementing malicious code on both Androidmanifest.xml.
- CVE-2018-13439HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-07-08
WXPayUtil in WeChat Pay Java SDK allows XXE attacks involving a merchant notification URL.
- CVE-2018-7783HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-07-03
Schneider Electric SoMachine Basic prior to v1.6 SP1 suffers from an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability using the DTD parameter entities technique resulting in disclosure and retrieval of arbitrary data on the affected node via out-of…
- CVE-2018-1000515HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-06-26
ventrian News-Articles version NewsArticles.00.09.11 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in News-Articles/API/MetaWebLog/Handler.ashx.vb that can result in Attacker can read any file in the server or use smbrelay attack to a…
- CVE-2018-8819HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-06-14
An XXE issue was discovered in Automated Logic Corporation (ALC) WebCTRL Versions 6.0, 6.1 and 6.5. An unauthenticated attacker could enter malicious input to WebCTRL and a weakly configured XML parser will allow the application to disclos…
- CVE-2018-10613HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-06-04
Multiple variants of XML External Entity (XXE) attacks may be used to exfiltrate data from the host Windows platform in GE MDS PulseNET and MDS PulseNET Enterprise version 3.2.1 and prior.
- CVE-2018-4942HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-05-19
Adobe ColdFusion Update 5 and earlier versions, ColdFusion 11 Update 13 and earlier versions have an exploitable Unsafe XML External Entity Processing vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.
- CVE-2018-1259HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-05-11
Spring Data Commons, versions 1.13 prior to 1.13.12 and 2.0 prior to 2.0.7, used in combination with XMLBeam 1.4.14 or earlier versions, contains a property binder vulnerability caused by improper restriction of XML external entity referen…
- CVE-2018-0765HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-05-09
A denial of service vulnerability exists when .NET and .NET Core improperly process XML documents, aka ".NET and .NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0, Microsoft…
- CVE-2017-8315HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-04-20
Eclipse XML parser for the Eclipse IDE versions 2017.2.5 and earlier was found vulnerable to an XML External Entity attack. An attacker can exploit the vulnerability by implementing malicious code on Androidmanifest.xml.
- CVE-2018-1308HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-04-09
This vulnerability in Apache Solr 1.2 to 6.6.2 and 7.0.0 to 7.2.1 relates to an XML external entity expansion (XXE) in the `&dataConfig=<inlinexml>` parameter of Solr's DataImportHandler. It can be used as XXE using file/ftp/http protocols…
- CVE-2018-1077HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-03-14
Spacewalk 2.6 contains an API which has an XXE flaw allowing for the disclosure of potentially sensitive information from the server.
- CVE-2018-1000090HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-03-13
textpattern version version 4.6.2 contains a XML Injection vulnerability in Import XML feature that can result in Denial of service in context to the web server by exhausting server memory resources. This attack appear to be exploitable vi…
- CVE-2018-2393HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-02-14
Under certain conditions SAP Internet Graphics Server (IGS) 7.20, 7.20EXT, 7.45, 7.49, 7.53, fails to validate XML External Entity appropriately causing the SAP Internet Graphics Server (IGS) to become unavailable.
- CVE-2018-5789HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-02-05
An issue was discovered in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless WiNG 5.x before 5.8.6.9 and 5.9.x before 5.9.1.3. There is a Remote, Unauthenticated XML Entity Expansion Denial of Service on the WiNG Access Point / Controller via crafted XML e…
- CVE-2017-1000477HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52018-01-03
XMLBundle version 0.1.7 is vulnerable to XXE attacks which can result in denial of service attacks.
- CVE-2017-11286HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52017-12-01
Adobe ColdFusion has an XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability. This affects Update 4 and earlier versions for ColdFusion 2016, and Update 12 and earlier versions for ColdFusion 11.
- CVE-2017-14949HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52017-11-30
Restlet Framework before 2.3.12 allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via a crafted REST API HTTP request that conducts an XXE attack, because only general external entities (not parameter external entities) are properly consid…
- CVE-2017-14868HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52017-11-30
Restlet Framework before 2.3.11, when using SimpleXMLProvider, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via an XXE attack in a REST API HTTP request. This affects use of the Jax-rs extension.
- CVE-2017-11272HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52017-08-11
Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.4 and earlier has a security bypass vulnerability.
- CVE-2016-8739HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52017-08-10
The JAX-RS module in Apache CXF prior to 3.0.12 and 3.1.x prior to 3.1.9 provides a number of Atom JAX-RS MessageBodyReaders. These readers use Apache Abdera Parser which expands XML entities by default which represents a major XXE risk.
- CVE-2017-11390HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52017-08-02
XML external entity (XXE) processing vulnerability in Trend Micro Control Manager 6.0, if exploited, could lead to information disclosure. Formerly ZDI-CAN-4706.
- CVE-2017-9233HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52017-07-25
XML External Entity vulnerability in libexpat 2.2.0 and earlier (Expat XML Parser Library) allows attackers to put the parser in an infinite loop using a malformed external entity definition from an external DTD.
- CVE-2017-9231HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52017-06-16
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Citrix XenMobile Server 9.x and 10.x before 10.5 RP3 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2016-10149HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52017-03-24
XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in PySAML2 4.4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted SAML XML request or response.
- CVE-2016-4312HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52017-02-17
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the XACML flow feature in WSO2 Identity Server 5.1.0 before WSO2-CARBON-PATCH-4.4.0-0231 allows remote authenticated users with access to XACML features to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of …
- CVE-2016-10097HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52017-01-02
XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability in /SSOPOST/metaAlias/%realm%/idpv2 in OpenAM - Access Management 10.1.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the SAMLRequest parameter.
- CVE-2016-6408HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52016-09-24
Cisco Prime Home 5.2.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, aka Bug ID CSCvb17…
- CVE-2009-1699HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52009-06-10
The XSL stylesheet implementation in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 does not properly handle XML external entities, which allows remote attackers to read arbit…
- CVE-2005-1306HIGHCVSS 7.5EG 7.52005-06-15
The Adobe Reader control in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0 and 7.0.1 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files via Javascript containing XML script, aka the "XML External Entity vulnerability."
- CVE-2021-42537HIGHCVSS 5.9EG 7.52022-07-27
VISAM VBASE version 11.6.0.6 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.
- CVE-2023-3276HIGHCVSS 5.5EG 7.52023-06-15
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Dromara HuTool up to 5.8.19. Affected by this issue is the function readBySax of the file XmlUtil.java of the component XML Parsing Module. The manipulation leads to x…
- CVE-2019-1187HIGHCVSS 5.5EG 7.52019-08-14
A denial of service vulnerability exists when the XmlLite runtime (XmlLite.dll) improperly parses XML input. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a denial of service against an XML application. A remote una…
- CVE-2013-1915HIGHCVSS v2 7.5EG 7.52013-04-25
ModSecurity before 2.7.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entit…
- CVE-2026-18184HIGHCVSS 7.4EG 7.42026-09-23
IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to an XML external entity (XXE) injection flaw.
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