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Onlyoffice CVE-2020-11535

CRITICAL
XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection) (CWE-91)
2020-04-15 cve@mitre.org
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization XPath query parameterization
Impact

CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the critical-severity affected system.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 2.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in ONLYOFFICE Document Server 5.5.0. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-91. An issue was discovered in ONLYOFFICE Document Server 5.5.0. An attacker can craft a malicious .docx file, and exploit XML injection to enter an attacker-controlled parameter into the x2t binary, to rewrite this binary and/or libxcb.so.1, and execute code on a victim's server. Affected products include: Onlyoffice Document Server.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in ONLYOFFICE Document Server 5.5.0. An attacker can craft a malicious .docx file, and exploit XML injection to enter an attacker-controlled parameter into the x2t binary, to rewrite this binary and/or libxcb.so.1, and execute code on a victim's server.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
2.3%
Top 19% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 2.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

51
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +2
CVSS: +49
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Code Injection CRITICAL

Code injection occurs when an application accepts user input and passes it directly into a language interpreter or evaluator without proper sanitization.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:onlyoffice:document_server:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2021-3199 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Jan 26

Directory traversal with remote code execution can occur in /upload in ONLYOFFICE Document Server before 5.6.3, when JWT

CVE-2023-30187 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Aug 14

An out of bounds memory access vulnerability in ONLYOFFICE DocumentServer 4.0.3 through 7.3.2 allows remote attackers to

CVE-2023-30186 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Aug 14

A use after free issue discovered in ONLYOFFICE DocumentServer 4.0.3 through 7.3.2 allows remote attackers to run arbitr

CVE-2023-34939 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Jun 22

Onlyoffice Community Server before v12.5.2 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability via the

CVE-2022-29777 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Jun 02

Onlyoffice Document Server v6.0.0 and below and Core 6.1.0.26 and below were discovered to contain a heap overflow via t

CVE-2022-29776 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Jun 02

Onlyoffice Document Server v6.0.0 and below and Core 6.1.0.26 and below were discovered to contain a stack overflow via

CVE-2021-25833 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Mar 01

A file extension handling issue was found in [server] module of ONLYOFFICE DocumentServer v4.2.0.71-v5.6.0.21. Rated cri

CVE-2021-25832 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Mar 01

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability inside of BMP image processing was found at [core] module of ONLYOFFICE DocumentSer

CVE-2021-25831 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Mar 01

A file extension handling issue was found in [core] module of ONLYOFFICE DocumentServer v4.0.0-9-v5.6.3. Rated critical

CVE-2021-25830 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Mar 01

A file extension handling issue was found in [core] module of ONLYOFFICE DocumentServer v4.2.0.236-v5.6.4.13. Rated crit

CVE-2023-30188 HIGH POC
7.5 Aug 14

Memory Exhaustion vulnerability in ONLYOFFICE Document Server 4.0.3 through 7.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a den

CVE-2021-25829 HIGH POC
7.5 Mar 01

An improper binary stream data handling issue was found in the [core] module of ONLYOFFICE DocumentServer v4.0.0-9-v5.6.

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