GHSA-hwj3-m3p6-hj38 · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: maven — dom4j allows External Entities by default which might enable XXE attacks
dom4j before 2.0.3 and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 allows external DTDs and External Entities by default, which might enable XXE attacks. However, there is popular external documentation from OWASP showing how to enable the safe, non-default behavior in any application that uses dom4j.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-10683 is rated High Risk (70.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.96%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. 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 | 2026-03-17 | 7.68% | 6.96% | -0.72% |
| 2 | 2026-03-04 | 2.15% | 7.68% | +5.54% |
| 3 | 2026-03-01 | — | 2.15% | — |
Full EPSS history (44 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
GHSA-hwj3-m3p6-hj38 · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: maven — dom4j allows External Entities by default which might enable XXE attacks
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2020-10683 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (dom4j), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-10683 |
redhat
|
medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10683 |
suse
|
high | — | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10683/ |
ubuntu
|
medium | CVE-2020-10683 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dom4j), 17 status rows across 17 suites (bionic, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 10, ignored 2, needed 2, needs-triage 2, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-10683 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| dom4j_project | dom4j | < 2.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:dom4j_project:dom4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dom4j_project | dom4j | >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:dom4j_project:dom4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | agile_plm | 9.3.3 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_plm:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | agile_plm | 9.3.5 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_plm:9.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | application_testing_suite | 13.3.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:13.3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | banking_platform | >= 2.4.0, <= 2.10.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | business_process_management_suite | 12.2.1.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_process_management_suite:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | business_process_management_suite | 12.2.1.4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_process_management_suite:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | communications_application_session_controller | 3.9m0p1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_application_session_controller:3.9m0p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | communications_diameter_signaling_router | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_diameter_signaling_router:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | communications_unified_inventory_management | 7.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | communications_unified_inventory_management | 7.4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_unified_inventory_management:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | data_integrator | 12.2.1.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:data_integrator:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | data_integrator | 12.2.1.4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:data_integrator:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | documaker | >= 12.6.0, <= 12.6.4 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:documaker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | endeca_information_discovery_integrator | 3.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:endeca_information_discovery_integrator:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | enterprise_data_quality | 11.1.1.9.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_data_quality:11.1.1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | enterprise_data_quality | 12.2.1.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_data_quality:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | enterprise_manager_base_platform | 13.4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:13.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure | >= 8.0.6, <= 8.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | flexcube_core_banking | 11.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_core_banking:11.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | flexcube_core_banking | 11.8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_core_banking:11.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | flexcube_core_banking | 11.9.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_core_banking:11.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | flexcube_core_banking | 11.10.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_core_banking:11.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | fusion_middleware | 12.2.1.4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:fusion_middleware:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | health_sciences_empirica_signal | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:health_sciences_empirica_signal:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | health_sciences_information_manager | 3.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:health_sciences_information_manager:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | insurance_policy_administration_j2ee | >= 11.1.0, <= 11.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_policy_administration_j2ee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | insurance_policy_administration_j2ee | 10.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_policy_administration_j2ee:10.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | insurance_policy_administration_j2ee | 10.2.4 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_policy_administration_j2ee:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | insurance_policy_administration_j2ee | 11.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_policy_administration_j2ee:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | insurance_rules_palette | >= 11.1.0, <= 11.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_rules_palette:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | insurance_rules_palette | 10.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_rules_palette:10.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | insurance_rules_palette | 10.2.4 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_rules_palette:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | insurance_rules_palette | 11.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:insurance_rules_palette:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdeveloper | 12.2.1.4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdeveloper:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management | >= 16.1.0.0, <= 16.2.20.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management | >= 17.1.0.0, <= 17.12.17.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management | >= 18.1.0.0, <= 18.8.19.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management | >= 19.12.0.0, <= 19.12.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | rapid_planning | 12.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:rapid_planning:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | rapid_planning | 12.2 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:rapid_planning:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_customer_management_and_segmentation_foundation | 16.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_customer_management_and_segmentation_foundation:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_customer_management_and_segmentation_foundation | 17.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_customer_management_and_segmentation_foundation:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_customer_management_and_segmentation_foundation | 18.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_customer_management_and_segmentation_foundation:18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_customer_management_and_segmentation_foundation | 19.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_customer_management_and_segmentation_foundation:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_integration_bus | 15.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_integration_bus | 16.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_order_broker | 15.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_order_broker:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_order_broker | 16.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_order_broker:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_order_broker | 18.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_order_broker:18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_order_broker | 19.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_order_broker:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_order_broker | 19.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_order_broker:19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_price_management | 14.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_price_management:14.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_price_management | 14.1.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_price_management:14.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_price_management | 15.0.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_price_management:15.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_price_management | 16.0.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_price_management:16.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_xstore_point_of_service | 15.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:15.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_xstore_point_of_service | 16.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:16.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_xstore_point_of_service | 17.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_xstore_point_of_service | 18.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:18.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | storagetek_tape_analytics_sw_tool | 2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:storagetek_tape_analytics_sw_tool:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | utilities_framework | >= 4.3.0.1.0, <= 4.3.0.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | utilities_framework | 2.2.0.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:2.2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | utilities_framework | 4.2.0.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:4.2.0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | utilities_framework | 4.2.0.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:4.2.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | utilities_framework | 4.4.0.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:4.4.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | utilities_framework | 4.4.0.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:4.4.0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | webcenter_portal | 11.1.1.9.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:11.1.1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | webcenter_portal | 12.2.1.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | webcenter_portal | 12.2.1.4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensuse | leap | 15.1 | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netapp | oncommand_api_services | — | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_api_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netapp | oncommand_workflow_automation | — | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_workflow_automation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netapp | snap_creator_framework | — | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snap_creator_framework:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netapp | snapcenter | — | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapcenter:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netapp | snapmanager | — | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapmanager:-:*:*:*:*:oracle:*:* |
| netapp | snapmanager | — | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapmanager:-:*:*:*:*:sap:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 16.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* |