CVE-2020-11991
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 11, 2020 at 01:28 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:51 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCocoon
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 72%
Description
When using the StreamGenerator, the code parse a user-provided XML. A specially crafted XML, including external system entities, could be used to access any file on the server system.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r77add973ea521185e1a90aca00ba9dae7caa8d8b944d92421702bb54%40%3Cusers.cocoon.apache.org%3ECVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-611
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