VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-52426
libexpat through 2.5.0 allows recursive XML Entity Expansion if XML_DTD is undefined at compile time.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.37%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
libexpat through 2.5.0 allows recursive XML Entity Expansion if XML_DTD is undefined at compile time.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-776
- Affected
- libexpat project/libexpat
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/776.htmlTechnical Description
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/commit/0f075ec8ecb5e43f8fdca5182f8cca4703da0404Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/777Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PNRIHC7DVVRAIWFRGV23Y6UZXFBXSQDB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WNUBSGZFEZOBHJFTAD42SAN4ATW2VEMV/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0005/
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/776.htmlTechnical Description
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/commit/0f075ec8ecb5e43f8fdca5182f8cca4703da0404Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/777Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PNRIHC7DVVRAIWFRGV23Y6UZXFBXSQDB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WNUBSGZFEZOBHJFTAD42SAN4ATW2VEMV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PNRIHC7DVVRAIWFRGV23Y6UZXFBXSQDB/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0005/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.