CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2015-8549

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Jan 15, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.1
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in PyAMF before 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or read arbitrary files via a crafted Action Message Format (AMF) payload.

Weakness

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Pyamf Pyamf * 0.8.0 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References