darkfoxprime/python-easy_xml · Security
XML External Entity vulnerability in Easy-XML
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-v899-28g4-qmh8
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-26705
- Severity
- high
- Published
- Updated
- CVSS
- 9.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CVSS v3
- 9.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CVSS v4
- 8.8 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Description
The parseXML function in Easy-XML 0.5.0 was discovered to have a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability which allows for an attacker to expose sensitive data or perform a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted external entity entered into the XML content as input.
CWEs
- CWE-611 · Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference