CVE-2013-0340

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0340
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2013-0340.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2013-0340
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Published
2014-01-21T18:55:09Z
Modified
2025-08-09T19:01:26Z
Summary
[none]
Details

expat 2.1.0 and earlier does not properly handle entities expansion unless an application developer uses the XML_SetEntityDeclHandler function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption), send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or read arbitrary files via a crafted XML document, aka an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. NOTE: it could be argued that because expat already provides the ability to disable external entity expansion, the responsibility for resolving this issue lies with application developers; according to this argument, this entry should be REJECTed, and each affected application would need its own CVE.

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