CVE-2023-34411
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 5, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:03 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorXML Library
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
PoC
Description
The xml-rs crate before 0.8.14 for Rust and Crab allows a denial of service (panic) via an invalid <! token (such as <!DOCTYPEs/%<!A nesting) in an XML document. The earliest affected version is 0.8.9.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
v < 0.8.14
Affected range stops below 0.8.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-611
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