CVE-2026-40991
XML External Entity (XXE) injection when documenting untrusted XML content
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.9 Medium
- Published
- Jun 9, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 27, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 16, 2026
Description
When using spring-restdocs-webtestclient or spring-restdocs-restassured to document a remote API accessed over HTTP, an attacker who compromises the API or tricks the user into documenting a malicious API can perform an XXE injection attack when the documentation-generating tests are next executed.
Affected versions: Spring REST Docs 4.0.0; 3.0.0 through 3.0.5; 2.0.0.RELEASE through 2.0.8.RELEASE.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.9 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L | vmware |
Weaknesses
- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Spring REST DocsSpring |
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References
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