Apache XML-RPC XXE Vulnerability
Date: 2022-05
Affected: maven/org.apache.xmlrpc:xmlrpc
Attack vector: ssrf
Category: vulnerability-disclosure
Severity: High
CVE: CVE-2016-5002
CWE: CWE-611
CVSS: 7.8 (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Apache XML-RPC (aka ws-xmlrpc) library 3.1.3, as used in Apache Archiva, allows remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted DTD.


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