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veracodeVeracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:20525
HistoryJun 12, 2019 - 7:55 a.m.

XML External Entities (XXE)

2019-06-1207:55:17
Veracode Vulnerability Database
sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com
6

6.8 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

expat is vulnerable to denial of service. Entities expansions are not properly handled unless using the XML_SetEntityDeclHandler function. This allows remote attackers to crash the process, send HTTP requests on behalf of the server or read arbitrary files via a malicious XML document.

References

6.8 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P