CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-6590

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Apr 08, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Forcepoint Web Security Content Gateway versions prior to 8.5.4 improperly process XML input, leading to information disclosure.

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
Data_loss_prevention Forcepoint * 8.7.1 (excluding)
Email_security Forcepoint * 8.5.4 (excluding)
Web_security_content_gateway Forcepoint * 8.5.4 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References