easy-parse XML External Entity Injection vulnerability

published 2023-06-29 3y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also GHSA-vv6q-6hwp-vrgp , PYSEC-2023-97 , EUVD-2023-0072

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.8%; EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits: 0; none known

easy-parse v0.1.1 was discovered to contain a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted XML file.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: last yr. (2024-11-27)

Exploit prediction

0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
GitHub	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
pypi	easy-parse	<=0.1.1 all versions	no fix listed

Classification

Weakness

CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

github.com /uncmath25/easy-parse/issues/3
web, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory, report
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26710
advisory
github.com /pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/easy-parse/PYSEC-2023-97.yaml
web
github.com /uncmath25/easy-parse
package
github.com /advisories/GHSA-vv6q-6hwp-vrgp
advisory

Sources

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