CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

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parent weaknesses

Broader classes this is a kind of.

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vulnerabilities (1521)

Known CVEs related to this entry.

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CVE-2025-58360UScritical9.8OT criticalKEV
GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. From version 2.26.0 to before 2.26.2 and before 2.25.6, an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnera…
CVE-2025-2776UScritical9.8OT criticalKEV
SysAid On-Prem versions <= 23.3.40 are vulnerable to an unauthenticated XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Server URL processing functionality, allowing for administrat…
CVE-2025-2775UShigh7.5OT criticalKEV
SysAid On-Prem versions <= 23.3.40 are vulnerable to an unauthenticated XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Checkin processing functionality, allowing for administrator…
CVE-2024-34102US—OT criticalKEV
Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.7, 2.4.6-p5, 2.4.5-p7, 2.4.4-p8 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could re…
CVE-2023-45727UShigh7.5OT criticalKEV
Proself Enterprise/Standard Edition Ver5.62 and earlier, Proself Gateway Edition Ver1.65 and earlier, and Proself Mail Sanitize Edition Ver1.08 and earlier allow a remote unauthent…
CVE-2019-13608UShigh7.5OT criticalKEV
Citrix StoreFront Server before 1903, 7.15 LTSR before CU4 (3.12.4000), and 7.6 LTSR before CU8 (3.0.8000) allows XXE attacks.
CVE-2019-9670UScritical9.8OT criticalKEV
mailboxd component in Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite 8.7.x before 8.7.11p10 has an XML External Entity injection (XXE) vulnerability, as demonstrated by Autodiscover/Autodiscov…
CVE-2016-9563USmedium6.5OT criticalKEV
BC-BMT-BPM-DSK in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.5 allows remote authenticated users to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via the sap.com~tc~bpem~him~uwlconn~provider~web/bpemuwlc…
CVE-2022-28219UScritical9.8Exploit
Cewolf in Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus before 7060 is vulnerable to an unauthenticated XXE attack that leads to Remote Code Execution.
CVE-2017-12629UScritical9.8Exploit
Remote code execution occurs in Apache Solr before 7.1 with Apache Lucene before 7.1 by exploiting XXE in conjunction with use of a Config API add-listener command to reach the Run…
CVE-2025-66516UScritical9.8Exploit
Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core (1.13-3.2.1), tika-pdf-module (2.0.0-3.2.1) and tika-parsers (1.13-1.28.5) modules on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML Extern…
CVE-2024-22024UShigh8.3Exploit
An XML external entity or XXE vulnerability in the SAML component of Ivanti Connect Secure (9.x, 22.x), Ivanti Policy Secure (9.x, 22.x) and ZTA gateways which allows an attacker t…
CVE-2022-2414UShigh7.5Exploit
Access to external entities when parsing XML documents can lead to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially retrieve the content of arbi…
CVE-2021-37425UScritical9.1Exploit
Altova MobileTogether Server before 7.3 SP1 allows XXE attacks, such as an InfoSetChanges/Changes attack against /workflowmanagement, or reading mobiletogetherserver.cfg and then r…
CVE-2012-2926UScritical9.1Exploit
Atlassian JIRA before 5.0.1; Confluence before 3.5.16, 4.0 before 4.0.7, and 4.1 before 4.1.10; FishEye and Crucible before 2.5.8, 2.6 before 2.6.8, and 2.7 before 2.7.12; Bamboo b…
CVE-2016-4264UShigh8.6Exploit
The Office Open XML (OOXML) feature in Adobe ColdFusion 10 before Update 21 and 11 before Update 10 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or send TCP requests to intranet…
CVE-2021-29447USmedium6.5Exploit
Wordpress is an open source CMS. A user with the ability to upload files (like an Author) can exploit an XML parsing issue in the Media Library leading to XXE attacks. This require…
CVE-2017-5753USmedium5.6Exploit
Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side…
CVE-2025-2777UScritical9.8—
SysAid On-Prem versions <= 23.3.40 are vulnerable to an unauthenticated XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the lshw processing functionality, allowing for administrator ac…
CVE-2013-5014UShigh7.5Exploit
The management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 11.0 before 11.0.7405.1424 and 12.1 before 12.1.4023.4080, and Symantec Protection Center Small Business Editi…
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