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CVE-2023-50168

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Mar 14, 2024 | Modified: Mar 10, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.7
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50168
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html

Pega Platform from 6.x to 8.8.4 is affected by an XXE issue with PDF Generation.

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
Pega_platform Pega * 8.8.5 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References

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