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CVE-2020-14478
IMPROPER RESTRICTION OF XML EXTERNAL ENTITY REFERENCE CWE-611
Vulnerability Description
A local, authenticated attacker could use an XML External Entity (XXE) attack to exploit weakly configured XML files to access local or remote content. A successful exploit could potentially cause a denial-of-service condition and allow the attacker to arbitrarily read any local file via system-level services.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 24th, 2022
Last Modified:
April 17th, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available