CVE-2021-23926
The XML parsers used by XMLBeans up to version 2.6.0 did not set the properties needed to protect the user from malicious XML input.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.29%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The XML parsers used by XMLBeans up to version 2.6.0 did not set the properties needed to protect the user from malicious XML input. Vulnerabilities include possibilities for XML Entity Expansion attacks. Affects XMLBeans up to and including v2.6.0.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.29% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-776
- Affected
- apache/xmlbeans · netapp/oncommand unified manager core package · netapp/snap creator framework · netapp/snapmanager · debian/debian linux · oracle/middleware common libraries and tools · oracle/peoplesoft enterprise peopletools
- Source
- security@apache.org
EPSS 6.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XMLBEANS-517Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2dc5588009dc9f0310b7382269f932cc96cae4c3901b747dda1a7fed%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbb01d10512098894cd5f22325588197532c64f1c818ea7e4120d40c1%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://poi.apache.org/Product, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0004/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XMLBEANS-517Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2dc5588009dc9f0310b7382269f932cc96cae4c3901b747dda1a7fed%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbb01d10512098894cd5f22325588197532c64f1c818ea7e4120d40c1%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://poi.apache.org/Product, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0004/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.