CVE-2020-14478
IMPROPER RESTRICTION OF XML EXTERNAL ENTITY REFERENCE CWE-611
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.1 High
- Published
- Feb 24, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 17, 2025
- Reserved
- Jun 19, 2020
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.1 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
FactoryTalk Services PlatformRockwell Automation |
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References
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