What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-25951?

CVE-2021-25951 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.2%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2021-25951?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2021-25951. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.2%.

Xml2Dict CVE-2021-25951

HIGH

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611)

2021-06-30 vulnerabilitylab@mend.io

Denial Of Service XXE Xml2Dict

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jun 30, 2021 - 12:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

6 pypi packages depend on xml2dict (5 direct, 1 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 0.2.2.

DescriptionNVD

XXE vulnerability in 'XML2Dict' version 0.2.2 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service.

AnalysisAI

XXE vulnerability in 'XML2Dict' version 0.2.2 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as XML External Entity (XXE) (CWE-611), which allows attackers to read arbitrary files or perform SSRF through XML processing. XXE vulnerability in 'XML2Dict' version 0.2.2 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service. Affected products include: Xml2Dict Project Xml2Dict. Version information: version 0.2.2.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Disable external entity processing in XML parsers, use JSON instead of XML where possible.