Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
CVE-2020-6958
Summary
An XXE vulnerability in JnlpSupport in Yet Another Java Service Wrapper (YAJSW) 12.14, as used in NSA Ghidra and other products, allows attackers to exfiltrate data from remote hosts and potentially cause denial-of-service.
- LOW
- NETWORK
- NONE
- UNCHANGED
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- 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