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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CVE-2019-6194

Medium
5.5/10

Summary

An XML External Entity (XXE) processing vulnerability was reported in Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) versions prior to 2.6.6 that could allow information disclosure.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • 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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Advisory Timeline

  • Published