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CVE-2021-23926
XMLBeans XML Entity Expansion
Critical9.1EPSS 6.3%
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- apache
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.3% · top 6.4% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.1.
Weakness
- Information Disclosure
- CWE-776 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-776 and its CVEs
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache XMLBeans
- affected Apache XMLBeans – ≤ 2.6.0
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.xmlbeans:xmlbeansGHSA-mw3r-pfmg-xp92 (opens in a new tab)
References (8)
- https://poi.apache.org/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XMLBEANS-517 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [axis-java-dev] 20210312 xmlbeans 2.6.0 and CVE-2021-23926 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [axis-java-dev] 20210312 Re: xmlbeans 2.6.0 and CVE-2021-23926 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210628 [SECURITY] [DLA 2693-1] xmlbeans security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0004/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-mw3r-pfmg-xp92 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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