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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CVE-2020-12719

Severity High
Score 7.2/10

Summary

XXE during an EventPublisher update can occur in Management Console in WSO2 through 5.2.24 API Manager 3.0.0 and earlier, API Manager Analytics 2.5.0 and earlier, API Microgateway 2.2.0, Enterprise Integrator 6.4.0 and earlier, IS as Key Manager 5.9.0 and earlier, Identity Server 5.9.0 and earlier, and Identity Server Analytics 5.6.0 and earlier.

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