CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-1000190

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Nov 17, 2017 | Modified: Sep 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.1
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

SimpleXML (latest version 2.7.1) is vulnerable to an XXE vulnerability resulting SSRF, information disclosure, DoS and so on.

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
Solr Apache 8.4.1 (including) 8.4.1 (including)
Simple-xml Ubuntu artful *
Simple-xml Ubuntu bionic *
Simple-xml Ubuntu cosmic *
Simple-xml Ubuntu disco *
Simple-xml Ubuntu esm-apps/bionic *
Simple-xml Ubuntu esm-apps/xenial *
Simple-xml Ubuntu trusty *
Simple-xml Ubuntu upstream *
Simple-xml Ubuntu xenial *
Simple-xml Ubuntu zesty *

Potential Mitigations

References