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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CVE-2019-19032

High
8.1/10

Summary

XMLBlueprint through 16.191112 is affected by XML External Entity Injection. The impact is: Arbitrary File Read when an XML File is validated. The component is: XML Validate function. The attack vector is: Specially crafted XML payload.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • 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.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published