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CVE-2021-28684
The XML parser used in ConeXware PowerArchiver before 20.10.02 allows processing of external entities, which might lead to exfiltration of…
Medium4.3EPSS 0.92%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
The XML parser used in ConeXware PowerArchiver before 20.10.02 allows processing of external entities, which might lead to exfiltration of local files over the network (via an XXE attack).
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 3 years later
· 3 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.92% · top 40% 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: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (2)
- https://www.powerarchiver.com (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://peterka.tech/blog/posts/cve-2021-28684/ (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 Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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