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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CVE-2019-11519

Medium
4.9/10

Summary

Libraries/Nop.Services/Localization/LocalizationService.cs in nopCommerce through 4.10 allows XXE via the "Configurations -> Languages -> Edit Language -> Import Resources -> Upload XML file" screen.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • 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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Advisory Timeline

  • Published