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XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)

CVE-2021-27777

Severity High
Score 7.5/10

Summary

XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerabilities occur when poorly configured XML parsers process user supplied input without sufficient validation. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to manipulate XML content and inject malicious external entity references.

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

CWE-91 - XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)

The software does not properly neutralize special elements that are used in XML, allowing attackers to modify the syntax, content, or commands of the XML before it is processed by an end system.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published