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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CVE-2023-43067

Medium
4.9/10

Summary

Dell Unity prior to 5.3 contains an XML External Entity injection vulnerability. An XXE attack could potentially exploit this vulnerability disclosing local files in the file system.

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