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CVE-2020-11991

7.5
HIGHCVSS v3.1 Base Score
93.14%
HIGH RiskEPSS (100th percentile)

When using the StreamGenerator, the code parse a user-provided XML. A specially crafted XML, including external system entities, could be used to access any file on the server system.

Published: 9/11/2020
Modified: 11/21/2024
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v3 Score

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2 Score

5

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

93.14%HIGH Exploitation Risk
100th percentile

This vulnerability has a 93.14% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

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