Common Weakness Enumeration
CWE-611
AllowedImproper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.
1831 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-P58M-78V3-3XR8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-19 15:31 – Updated: 2025-08-19 15:31
VLAI
Details
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in various Lexmark printer drivers for Windows allows attacker to disclose sensitive information to an arbitrary URL.
Severity
8.2 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-4044"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-611"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-08-19T14:15:38Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in various Lexmark printer drivers for Windows allows attacker to disclose sensitive information to an arbitrary URL.",
"id": "GHSA-p58m-78v3-3xr8",
"modified": "2025-08-19T15:31:28Z",
"published": "2025-08-19T15:31:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4044"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.lexmark.com/en_us/solutions/security/lexmark-security-advisories.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-P65P-H8XW-F45X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-28 15:30 – Updated: 2024-03-28 15:30
VLAI
Details
In JetBrains TeamCity before 2024.03 xXE was possible in the Maven build steps detector
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-31139"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-611"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-03-28T15:15:48Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In JetBrains TeamCity before 2024.03 xXE was possible in the Maven build steps detector",
"id": "GHSA-p65p-h8xw-f45x",
"modified": "2024-03-28T15:30:34Z",
"published": "2024-03-28T15:30:34Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31139"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.jetbrains.com/privacy-security/issues-fixed"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-P674-HH8X-RV5H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:03 – Updated: 2023-10-27 15:00
VLAI
Summary
XML external entity vulnerability in Jenkins Nuget Plugin
Details
Jenkins Nuget Plugin 1.0 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This XML parser is used for the \"Build on NuGet updates\" feature.
This allows attackers with the ability to control the contents of the packages.config file in a workspace to have Jenkins parse a crafted XML document that uses external entities for extraction of secrets from the Jenkins controller or server-side request forgery.
Jenkins Nuget Plugin 1.1 disables external entity resolution for its XML parser.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.jenkins-ci.plugins:nuget"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-21658"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-611"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2022-09-07T23:54:54Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2021-05-25T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Jenkins Nuget Plugin 1.0 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This XML parser is used for the \\\"Build on NuGet updates\\\" feature.\n\nThis allows attackers with the ability to control the contents of the `packages.config` file in a workspace to have Jenkins parse a crafted XML document that uses external entities for extraction of secrets from the Jenkins controller or server-side request forgery.\n\nJenkins Nuget Plugin 1.1 disables external entity resolution for its XML parser.",
"id": "GHSA-p674-hh8x-rv5h",
"modified": "2023-10-27T15:00:45Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:03:11Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21658"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/jenkinsci/nuget-plugin/commit/542bf38ac52f045741a5670e1644af351878f7e0"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/jenkinsci/nuget-plugin/commit/c8ed4cb5b1c42f3c407f9f418b4e0b4274bea5a9"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/jenkinsci/nuget-plugin"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2021-05-25/#SECURITY-2340"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/25/3"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "XML external entity vulnerability in Jenkins Nuget Plugin"
}
GHSA-P6C5-737R-2R93
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:27 – Updated: 2022-12-20 22:39
VLAI
Summary
XXE vulnerability in Jenkins Klocwork Analysis Plugin
Details
Klocwork Analysis Plugin 2020.2.1 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
This allows a user able to control the input files for the Klocwork plugin parser to have Jenkins parse a crafted file that uses external entities for extraction of secrets from the Jenkins controller or server-side request forgery.
Severity
7.1 (High)
{
"affected": [
{
"database_specific": {
"last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 2020.2.1"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.jenkins-ci.plugins:klocwork"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2020.3.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-2247"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-611"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2022-12-20T22:39:05Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2020-09-01T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Klocwork Analysis Plugin 2020.2.1 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.\n\nThis allows a user able to control the input files for the Klocwork plugin parser to have Jenkins parse a crafted file that uses external entities for extraction of secrets from the Jenkins controller or server-side request forgery.",
"id": "GHSA-p6c5-737r-2r93",
"modified": "2022-12-20T22:39:05Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:27:07Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2247"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/jenkinsci/klocwork-plugin"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-09-01/#SECURITY-1831"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/01/3"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "XXE vulnerability in Jenkins Klocwork Analysis Plugin"
}
GHSA-P72F-5P6W-9JJP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:10 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:10
VLAI
Details
SAML 2.0 functionality in SAP NetWeaver AS Java, does not sufficiently validate XML documents received from an untrusted source. This is fixed in versions 7.2, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40 and 7.50.
Severity
7.1 (High)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-2492"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-611"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-12-11T22:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "SAML 2.0 functionality in SAP NetWeaver AS Java, does not sufficiently validate XML documents received from an untrusted source. This is fixed in versions 7.2, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40 and 7.50.",
"id": "GHSA-p72f-5p6w-9jjp",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:10:44Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:10:44Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2492"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2642680"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=508559699"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106153"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-P72G-PV48-7W9X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-20 21:30 – Updated: 2025-11-05 20:40
VLAI
Summary
Apache Tika XXE Vulnerability via Crafted XFA File Inside a PDF
Details
Critical XXE in Apache Tika (tika-parser-pdf-module) in Apache Tika 1.13 through and including 3.2.1 on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. An attacker may be able to read sensitive data or trigger malicious requests to internal resources or third-party servers. Note that the tika-parser-pdf-module is used as a dependency in several Tika packages including at least: tika-parsers-standard-modules, tika-parsers-standard-package, tika-app, tika-grpc and tika-server-standard.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes this issue.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.apache.tika:tika-parser-pdf-module"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "1.13"
},
{
"fixed": "3.2.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "org.apache.tika:tika-parsers"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "1.13"
},
{
"fixed": "2.0.0-ALPHA"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-54988"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-611"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2025-08-21T14:36:27Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2025-08-20T20:15:33Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Critical XXE in Apache Tika (tika-parser-pdf-module) in Apache Tika 1.13 through and including 3.2.1 on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. An attacker may be able to read sensitive data or trigger malicious requests to internal resources or third-party servers. Note that the tika-parser-pdf-module is used as a dependency in several Tika packages including at least: tika-parsers-standard-modules, tika-parsers-standard-package, tika-app, tika-grpc and tika-server-standard.\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes this issue.",
"id": "GHSA-p72g-pv48-7w9x",
"modified": "2025-11-05T20:40:56Z",
"published": "2025-08-20T21:30:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54988"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/tika/pull/2291"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/tika/commit/2b52257304f4d3cde2b8463657380bdb936d9ef2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://archive.apache.org/dist/tika/3.2.2/CHANGES-3.2.2.txt"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/tika"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TIKA-4459"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/8xn3rqy6kz5b3l1t83kcofkw0w4mmj1w"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/stn9oh7rfn9yv76n1srxr9w56oy04p72"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00030.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/20/2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/20/3"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "Apache Tika XXE Vulnerability via Crafted XFA File Inside a PDF"
}
GHSA-P7JF-PRFR-4V7Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:02 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:02
VLAI
Details
An exploitable unauthenticated XML external injection vulnerability was identified in FocalScope v2416. A unauthenticated attacker could submit a specially crafted web request to FocalScope's server that could cause an XXE, and potentially result in data compromise.
Severity
9.4 (Critical)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-3881"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-611"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-08-01T20:29:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "An exploitable unauthenticated XML external injection vulnerability was identified in FocalScope v2416. A unauthenticated attacker could submit a specially crafted web request to FocalScope\u0027s server that could cause an XXE, and potentially result in data compromise.",
"id": "GHSA-p7jf-prfr-4v7q",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:02:02Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:02:02Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3881"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0559"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-P85C-J652-88PJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-11 15:32 – Updated: 2026-09-11 15:32
VLAI
Details
The XSLT Transformer Step builds a bare TransformerFactory without the proper security options set, so XXE injection can allow data exfiltration and denial-of-service attacks.
Severity
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-78224"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-611"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-11T15:17:04Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The XSLT Transformer Step builds a bare TransformerFactory without the proper security options set, so XXE injection can allow data exfiltration and denial-of-service attacks.",
"id": "GHSA-p85c-j652-88pj",
"modified": "2026-09-11T15:32:41Z",
"published": "2026-09-11T15:32:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78224"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsma-26-253-01.json"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-26-253-01"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-P8CC-4954-R7HW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 00:19 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:44
VLAI
Details
XXE in Diving Log 6.0 allows attackers to remotely view local files through a crafted dive.xml file that is mishandled during a Subsurface import.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-9095"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-611"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-09-08T10:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "XXE in Diving Log 6.0 allows attackers to remotely view local files through a crafted dive.xml file that is mishandled during a Subsurface import.",
"id": "GHSA-p8cc-4954-r7hw",
"modified": "2025-04-20T03:44:29Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T00:19:03Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9095"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://thenopsled.com/divinglog.txt"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43187"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-P8MG-76FJ-RC53
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-02-03 00:30 – Updated: 2023-02-09 03:30
VLAI
Details
IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler 9.4, 9.5, and 10.1 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 226328.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-22486"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-611"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-02-03T00:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler 9.4, 9.5, and 10.1 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 226328.",
"id": "GHSA-p8mg-76fj-rc53",
"modified": "2023-02-09T03:30:18Z",
"published": "2023-02-03T00:30:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22486"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/226328"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6890697"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation
Implementation
System Configuration
Many XML parsers and validators can be configured to disable external entity expansion.
CAPEC-221: Data Serialization External Entities Blowup
This attack takes advantage of the entity replacement property of certain data serialization languages (e.g., XML, YAML, etc.) where the value of the replacement is a URI. A well-crafted file could have the entity refer to a URI that consumes a large amount of resources to create a denial of service condition. This can cause the system to either freeze, crash, or execute arbitrary code depending on the URI.