CVE-2021-23926
XMLBeans XML Entity Expansion
CRITICAL
9.1
CVSS Score
Published: January 14, 2021 at 02:45 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:39 AM UTC
7 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxPeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleToolsSnapmanager
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Severity
CRITICAL9.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
Description
The XML parsers used by XMLBeans up to version 2.6.0 did not set the properties needed to protect the user from malicious XML input. Vulnerabilities include possibilities for XML Entity Expansion attacks. Affects XMLBeans up to and including v2.6.0.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XMLBEANS-517Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2dc5588009dc9f0310b7382269f932cc96cae4c3901b747dda1a7fed%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3EMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbb01d10512098894cd5f22325588197532c64f1c818ea7e4120d40c1%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3EMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00024.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0004/x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlx_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-776
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