CWE-611
AllowedImproper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
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.
1694 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
CVE-2023-42445 (GCVE-0-2023-42445)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-06 13:52 – Updated: 2025-06-16 17:08- CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
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CVE-2023-42035 (GCVE-0-2023-42035)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-03 02:12 – Updated: 2024-08-02 19:16- CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
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CVE-2023-41369 (GCVE-0-2023-41369)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-12 01:59 – Updated: 2024-09-25 15:33- CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
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| SAP_SE | SAP S/4HANA (Create Single Payment application) |
Affected:
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CVE-2023-41365 (GCVE-0-2023-41365)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-10 01:35 – Updated: 2024-09-26 18:25- CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
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CVE-2023-41034 (GCVE-0-2023-41034)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-31 17:01 – Updated: 2024-09-27 14:17- CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
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| eclipse-leshan | leshan |
Affected:
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Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-03 02:11 – Updated: 2024-09-18 18:29- CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
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CVE-2023-40506 (GCVE-0-2023-40506)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-03 02:11 – Updated: 2024-09-18 18:29- CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
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CVE-2023-40503 (GCVE-0-2023-40503)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-03 02:11 – Updated: 2024-09-18 18:29- CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
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CVE-2023-39472 (GCVE-0-2023-39472)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-03 02:10 – Updated: 2024-08-02 18:10- CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
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CVE-2023-38693 (GCVE-0-2023-38693)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-05 15:37 – Updated: 2025-03-06 21:58- CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
| URL | Tags |
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Mitigation
Many XML parsers and validators can be configured to disable external entity expansion.
CAPEC-221: Data Serialization External Entities Blowup
This attack takes advantage of the entity replacement property of certain data serialization languages (e.g., XML, YAML, etc.) where the value of the replacement is a URI. A well-crafted file could have the entity refer to a URI that consumes a large amount of resources to create a denial of service condition. This can cause the system to either freeze, crash, or execute arbitrary code depending on the URI.