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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CVE-2018-25082

Severity High
Score 9.8/10

Summary

A vulnerability was found in weixin-python prior to 0.5.4 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function "validate/to_xml". The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference.

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

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.

Advisory Timeline

  • Published