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Description
The XML parsers used by XMLBeans up to version 2.6.0 did not set the properties needed to protect the user from malicious XML input. Vulnerabilities include possibilities for XML Entity Expansion attacks. Affects XMLBeans up to and including v2.6.0.
Basic information
Type
reviewed
Severity
critical Advisory on GitHub
Open advisory ↗ Repository advisory
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Source code
Not specified Published (advisory)
2021-06-16 17:37:11 UTC
Updated
2023-01-27 05:02:27 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2021-04-06 21:33:29 UTC
NVD published
2021-01-14
EPSS Score
Score
Percentile
0.44%
63.44%
CVSS Scores
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
9.1
3.1
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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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:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
CWEs
CWE id
Name
CWE-776
Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')
Affected packages (1)
Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.
Ecosystem
Package
Vulnerable range
First patched
Vulnerable functions
maven
org.apache.xmlbeans:xmlbeans < 3.0.0
3.0.0
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