CVE-2024-36827
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.005 · 43 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the ebookmeta.get_metadata function of ebookmeta before v1.2.8 allows attackers to access sensitive information or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via crafted XML input.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
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affected products (3)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-whf4-fpj8-pgg8ebookmeta XML External Entity vulnerability2024-06-07ghsa · osvUS
An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the `ebookmeta.get_metadata` function of ebookmeta before v1.2.8 allows attackers to access sensitive information or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via crafted XML input.
- PYSEC-2024-762024-06-07vendor · osvUS
An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the ebookmeta.get_metadata function of ebookmeta before v1.2.8 allows attackers to access sensitive information or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via crafted XML input.
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references (4)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-36827/cnnvd
- https://github.com/dnkorpushov/ebookmeta/issues/16#issue-2317712335cnnvd
- https://github.com/dnkorpushov/ebookmeta/issues/16#issue-2317712335enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/dnkorpushov/ebookmeta/issues/16#issue-2317712335Issue TrackingThird Party Advisorynvd
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