GHSA-x64m-686f-fmm3 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — XML External Entity (XXE) in Django
The XML libraries for Python 3.4, 3.3, 3.2, 3.1, 2.7, and 2.6, as used in OpenStack Keystone Essex and Folsom, Django, and possibly other products allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, aka an XML External Entity (XXE) attack.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-1665 is rated Moderate Risk (53.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.59%, 90th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +1.60% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 3.00% | 4.59% | +1.60% |
| 2 | 2026-01-21 | 2.31% | 3.00% | +0.68% |
| 3 | 2025-12-14 | — | 2.31% | — |
Full EPSS history (14 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-x64m-686f-fmm3 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — XML External Entity (XXE) in Django
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2013-1665 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (keystone, python-django), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1665 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1665 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2013-1665 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (keystone, python-django), 12 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): released 7, DNE 2, ignored 2, pending 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1665 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| openstack | folsom | — | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:folsom:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openstack | keystone_essex | — | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone_essex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |