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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CVE-2017-9231

Severity High
Score 7.5/10

Summary

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.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Listed 4th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', XML External Entities (XXE) vulnerability allows attackers to provide an XML input that contains an external entity. When the XML is parsed, it can cause data extraction and manipulation, execution of commands, denial-of-service attacks, and server-side request forgery.

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  • Published