CVE-2024-8010 | XML External Entity Injection via Publisher in WSO2 API Manager Allows Reading Arbitrary Files

The component accepts XML input through the publisher without disabling external entity resolution. This allows malicious actors to submit a crafted XML payload that exploits the unescaped external entity references. By leveraging this vulnerability, a malicious actor can read confidential files from the product's file system or access limited HTTP resources reachable via HTTP GET requests to the vulnerable product.

Published: 2026-04-16 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8 Source: ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-8010 is rated Low Risk (15.1/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.01%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-8010

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 2026-04-16 — 0.01% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-8010

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.5 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.1 1.4 ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-8010

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-8010

GHSA-4fxw-3p35-q323 · Severity: low — The component accepts XML input through the publisher without disabling external entity...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-8010

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wso2 api_manager >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.0.397 cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wso2 api_manager >= 3.2.1, < 3.2.1.27 cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wso2 api_manager >= 4.0.0, <= 4.0.0.310 cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wso2 api_manager >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.0.171 cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wso2 api_manager >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.0.127 cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wso2 api_manager >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.0.39 cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-8010

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