CWE-611— Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)
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.— MITRE CWE catalog
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CVEs classified under CWE-611page 7 of 29
- CVE-2018-13826CRITICALCVSS 9.1EG 9.12018-08-30
An XML external entity vulnerability in the XOG functionality, in CA PPM 14.3 and below, 14.4, 15.1, 15.2 CP5 and below, and 15.3 CP2 and below, allows remote attackers to conduct server side request forgery attacks.
- CVE-2018-14473CRITICALCVSS 9.1EG 9.12018-08-04
OCS Inventory 2.4.1 lacks a proper XML parsing configuration, allowing the use of external entities. This issue can be exploited by an attacker sending a crafted HTTP request in order to exfiltrate information or cause a Denial of Service.
- CVE-2018-11640CRITICALCVSS 9.1EG 9.12018-07-03
XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the web service in Dialogic PowerMedia XMS before 3.5 SU2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (resource consumption).
- CVE-2014-0931CRITICALCVSS 9.1EG 9.12018-04-20
Multiple XML external entity (XXE) vulnerabilities in the (1) CCRC WAN Server / CM Server, (2) Perl CC/CQ integration trigger scripts, (3) CMAPI Java interface, (4) ClearCase remote client, and (5) CMI and OSLC-based ClearQuest integration…
- CVE-2018-9116CRITICALCVSS 9.1EG 9.12018-03-29
An XXE vulnerability within WireMock before 2.16.0 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to access local files and internal resources and potentially cause a Denial of Service.
- CVE-2017-1000190CRITICALCVSS 9.1EG 9.12017-11-17
SimpleXML (latest version 2.7.1) is vulnerable to an XXE vulnerability resulting SSRF, information disclosure, DoS and so on.
- CVE-2017-1383CRITICALCVSS 9.1EG 9.12017-08-02
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 9.1, 11.3, and 11.5 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume mem…
- CVE-2016-6111CRITICALCVSS 9.1EG 9.12017-03-31
IBM Curam Social Program Management 6.0 and 7.0 are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sen…
- CVE-2016-9706CRITICALCVSS 9.1EG 9.12017-02-15
IBM Integration Bus 9.0 and 10.0 and WebSphere Message Broker SOAP FLOWS is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerabil…
- CVE-2016-2908CRITICALCVSS 9.1EG 9.12017-02-01
IBM Single Sign On for Bluemix could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a XML external entity (XXE) error when processing XML data by the XML parser. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to rea…
- CVE-2016-7460CRITICALCVSS 9.1EG 9.12016-12-29
The Single Sign-On feature in VMware vCenter Server 5.5 before U3e and 6.0 before U2a and vRealize Automation 6.x before 6.2.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service via an XML document containing an e…
- CVE-2016-9180CRITICALCVSS 9.1EG 9.12016-12-22
perl-XML-Twig: The option to `expand_external_ents`, documented as controlling external entity expansion in XML::Twig does not work. External entities are always expanded, regardless of the option's setting.
- CVE-2015-1832CRITICALCVSS 9.1EG 9.12016-10-03
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the SqlXmlUtil code in Apache Derby before 10.12.1.1, when a Java Security Manager is not in place, allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (resourc…
- CVE-2016-3974CRITICALCVSS 9.1EG 9.12016-04-07
XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Configuration Wizard in SAP NetWeaver Java AS 7.1 through 7.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, conduct SMB Relay attacks, or access arbitrary files via a crafted XML reque…
- CVE-2012-3363CRITICALCVSS 9.1EG 9.12013-02-13
Zend_XmlRpc in Zend Framework 1.x before 1.11.12 and 1.12.x before 1.12.0 does not properly handle SimpleXMLElement classes, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or create TCP connections via an external entity reference i…
- CVE-2012-2239CRITICALCVSS 9.1EG 9.12012-11-24
Mahara 1.4.x before 1.4.4 and 1.5.x before 1.5.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or create TCP connections via an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack, as demonstrated by reading config.php.
- CVE-2022-22774CRITICALCVSS 8.6EG 9.12022-05-10
The DOM XML parser and SAX XML parser components of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Managed File Transfer Command Center, TIBCO Managed File Transfer Command Center, TIBCO Managed File Transfer Internet Server, and TIBCO Managed File Transfer …
- CVE-2025-65868CRITICALCVSS 7.5EG 9.12025-12-03
XML external entity (XXE) injection in eyoucms v1.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted body of a POST request.
- CVE-2022-39954CRITICALCVSS 7.3EG 9.12023-02-16
An improper restriction of xml external entity reference in Fortinet FortiNAC version 9.4.0 through 9.4.1, FortiNAC version 9.2.0 through 9.2.7, FortiNAC version 9.1.0 through 9.1.8, FortiNAC version 8.8.0 through 8.8.11, FortiNAC version …
- CVE-2022-38389CRITICALCVSS 7.1EG 9.12023-02-03
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 …
- CVE-2018-1727CRITICALCVSS 7.1EG 9.12019-02-15
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 9.1, 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consu…
- CVE-2018-1821CRITICALCVSS 7.1EG 9.12018-12-13
IBM Operational Decision Management 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, and 8.9 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or c…
- CVE-2022-22795CRITICALCVSS 6.8EG 9.12022-03-10
Signiant - Manager+Agents XML External Entity (XXE) - Extract internal files of the affected machine An attacker can read all the system files, the product is running with root on Linux systems and nt/authority on windows systems, which al…
- CVE-2019-1903CRITICALCVSS 6.5EG 9.12019-06-20
A vulnerability in Cisco Security Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive information or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper restrictions on XML entities. An a…
- CVE-2017-7426CRITICALCVSS 5.4EG 9.12018-03-01
The NetIQ Identity Manager Plugins before 4.6.1 contained various XML External XML Entity (XXE) handling flaws that could be used by attackers to leak information or cause denial of service attacks.
- CVE-2018-1000836CRITICALCVSS 9.0EG 9.02018-12-20
bw-calendar-engine version <= bw-calendar-engine-3.12.0 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in IscheduleClient XML Parser that can result in Disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, SSRF, port scanning. This attac…
- CVE-2018-1000834CRITICALCVSS 9.0EG 9.02018-12-20
runelite version <= runelite-parent-1.4.23 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Man in the middle runscape services call that can result in Disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, SSRF, port scanning.
- CVE-2018-1000829CRITICALCVSS 9.0EG 9.02018-12-20
Anyplace version before commit 80359b4 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Man in the middle on map API call that can result in Disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, SSRF, port scanning. This vulnerability a…
- CVE-2018-1000828CRITICALCVSS 9.0EG 9.02018-12-20
FrostWire version <= frostwire-desktop-6.7.4-build-272 contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Man in the middle on update that can result in Disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, SSRF, port scanning. This attac…
- CVE-2016-10127CRITICALCVSS 9.0EG 9.02017-03-03
PySAML2 allows remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted SAML XML request or response.
- CVE-2024-22024CRITICALCVSS 8.3EG 9.02024-02-13
An XML external entity or XXE vulnerability in the SAML component of Ivanti Connect Secure (9.x, 22.x), Ivanti Policy Secure (9.x, 22.x) and ZTA gateways which allows an attacker to access certain restricted resources without authenticatio…
- CVE-2023-44412CRITICALCVSS 8.2EG 9.02024-05-03
D-Link D-View addDv7Probe XML External Entity Processing Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of D-Link D-View. Authentication is not r…
- CVE-2024-38653CRITICALCVSS 7.5EG 9.02024-08-14
XXE in SmartDeviceServer in Ivanti Avalanche 6.3.1 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files on the server.
- CVE-2022-2414CRITICALCVSS 7.5EG 9.02022-07-29
Access to external entities when parsing XML documents can lead to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially retrieve the content of arbitrary files by sending specially crafted HTTP requests.
- CVE-2021-29447CRITICALCVSS 7.1EG 9.02021-04-15
Wordpress is an open source CMS. A user with the ability to upload files (like an Author) can exploit an XML parsing issue in the Media Library leading to XXE attacks. This requires WordPress installation to be using PHP 8. Access to inter…
- CVE-2021-2401CRITICALCVSS 5.3EG 9.02021-07-21
Vulnerability in the Oracle BI Publisher product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: E-Business Suite - XDO). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.0.0.0, 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.3.0 and 12.2.1.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability a…
- CVE-2018-8420HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.92018-09-13
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft XML Core Services MSXML parser processes user input, aka "MS XML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows …
- CVE-2025-54254HIGHCVSS 8.6EG 8.92025-08-05
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability…
- CVE-2016-4264HIGHCVSS 8.6EG 8.92016-09-01
The Office Open XML (OOXML) feature in Adobe ColdFusion 10 before Update 21 and 11 before Update 10 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or send TCP requests to intranet servers via a crafted OOXML spreadsheet containing an exte…
- CVE-2024-53675HIGHCVSS 7.3EG 8.92024-11-26
An XML external entity injection (XXE) vulnerability in HPE Insight Remote Support may allow remote users to disclose information in certain cases.
- CVE-2026-108357HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82026-10-22
PhpSpreadsheet is a pure PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. From 3.3.0 until 3.10.8 and 5.10.0, Reader\Xml passes stored SpreadsheetML XML through XmlScanner::scan in Xml::canRead and Xml::trySimpleXMLLoadStringPrivate,…
- CVE-2026-108358HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82026-10-22
PhpSpreadsheet is a pure PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. Prior to 1.30.7, 2.1.19, 2.4.8, 3.10.8, and 5.10.0, XmlScanner::scan in src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Security/XmlScanner.php uses a DOCTYPE detection pattern that…
- CVE-2026-36765HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82026-04-30
An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the /designer/loadReport endpoint of SpringBlade v4.8.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via injecting a crafted payload.
- CVE-2025-53689HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82025-07-14
Blind XXE Vulnerabilities in jackrabbit-spi-commons and jackrabbit-core in Apache Jackrabbit < 2.23.2 due to usage of an unsecured document build to load privileges. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 2.20.17 (Java 8), 2.22.1 (J…
- CVE-2025-36049HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82025-06-18
IBM webMethods Integration Server 10.5, 10.7, 10.11, and 10.15 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary…
- CVE-2025-4639HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82025-05-14
CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in the getDocumentBuilder() method of WebDav servlet in Peergos. This issue affects Peergos through version 1.1.0.
- CVE-2024-52596HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-12-02
SimpleSAMLphp xml-common is a common classes for handling XML-structures. When loading an (untrusted) XML document, for example the SAMLResponse, it's possible to induce an XXE. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.19.0.
- CVE-2024-21255HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-10-15
Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: XMLPublisher). Supported versions that are affected are 8.59, 8.60 and 8.61. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker …
- CVE-2023-37233HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-09-10
Loftware Spectrum before 4.6 HF14 allows authenticated XXE attacks.
- CVE-2024-45048HIGHCVSS 8.8EG 8.82024-08-28
PHPSpreadsheet is a pure PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. Affected versions are subject to a bypassing of a filter which allows for an XXE-attack. This in turn allows attacker to obtain contents of local files, even i…
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