CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-28168

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Oct 09, 2024 | Modified: Jul 16, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
7.5 IMPORTANT
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE) vulnerability in Apache XML Graphics FOP.

This issue affects Apache XML Graphics FOP: 2.9.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.10, which fixes the issue.

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

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Formatting_objects_processorApache2.9 (including)2.9 (including)
FopUbuntufocal*
FopUbuntuoracular*
FopUbuntuplucky*

Potential Mitigations

References