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The Java XML parser in Echo before 2.1.1 and 3.x before 3...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 2, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 11, 2025

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

The Java XML parser in Echo before 2.1.1 and 3.x before 3.0.b6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a request containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database May 2, 2013
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 2, 2022
Last updated Apr 11, 2025

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

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(95th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2009-5135

GHSA ID

GHSA-vw3m-jmhx-vxc5

Source code

No known source code

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