GHSA-v899-28g4-qmh8

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v899-28g4-qmh8
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/11/GHSA-v899-28g4-qmh8/GHSA-v899-28g4-qmh8.json
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https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-v899-28g4-qmh8
Aliases
Published
2021-11-01T19:19:54Z
Modified
2024-11-19T05:33:34.022994Z
Severity
  • 9.1 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
XML External Entity vulnerability in Easy-XML
Details

The parseXML function in Easy-XML 0.5.0 was discovered to have a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability which allows for an attacker to expose sensitive data or perform a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted external entity entered into the XML content as input.

Database specific
{
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-10-31T20:15:00Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-611"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2021-11-01T19:12:25Z"
}
References

Affected packages

PyPI / easy-xml

Package

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Last affected
0.5.0

Affected versions

0.*

0.5.0

Ecosystem specific

{
    "affected_functions": [
        "EasyXML.parseXML"
    ]
}