GHSA-x3vf-39hj-gxr4

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x3vf-39hj-gxr4
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/12/GHSA-x3vf-39hj-gxr4/GHSA-x3vf-39hj-gxr4.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-x3vf-39hj-gxr4
Aliases
Published
2025-12-18T06:30:13Z
Modified
2026-07-07T17:56:50Z
Severity
  • 4.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
Summary
Biopython is vulnerable to doctype XML external entity (XXE) injection through Bio.Entrez
Details

Bio.Entrez in Biopython through 1.86 allows doctype XXE.

Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-611"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2025-12-18T22:16:29Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  "2025-12-18T06:15:50Z",
    "severity":  "MODERATE"
}
References

Affected packages

PyPI / biopython

Package

Name
biopython
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Purl
pkg:pypi/biopython

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Last Affected
1.86

Affected versions

1.*
1.00a3
1.00a4
1.10
1.20
1.21
1.22
1.23
1.24
1.30
1.40b
1.41
1.42
1.43
1.44
1.45
1.46
1.47
1.48
1.49b
1.49
1.50b
1.50
1.51b
1.51
1.52
1.53
1.54b
1.54
1.55b
1.55
1.56
1.57
1.58
1.59
1.60
1.61
1.62b
1.62
1.63b
1.63
1.64
1.65
1.66
1.67
1.68
1.69
1.70
1.71
1.72
1.73
1.74
1.75
1.76
1.77
1.78
1.79
1.80
1.81
1.82
1.83
1.84
1.85
1.86

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/12/GHSA-x3vf-39hj-gxr4/GHSA-x3vf-39hj-gxr4.json"