vendor:
Tomcat
by:
N/A
8.8
CVSS
HIGH
XML External Entity (XXE)
611
CWE
Product Name: Tomcat
Affected Version From: N/A
Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
2020
Tomcat XXE Vulnerability
Attackers can use readily available tools to exploit this issue. The example POST data is available which includes a malicious XML payload that can be used to read the /etc/passwd file.
Mitigation:
Disable external entity resolution and/or use a whitelist of allowed entities.
