What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-6836?

CVE-2023-6836 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:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.5%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-6836?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2023-6836. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Api Manager CVE-2023-6836

HIGH

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

2023-12-15 ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8

XXE Api Manager Api Manager Analytics Api Microgateway Enterprise Integrator Identity Server As Key Manager Identity Server Micro Integrator

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:H/I:N/A:N

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:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 15, 2023 - 10:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

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

20 maven packages depend on org.wso2.carbon.analytics-common:org.wso2.carbon.event.input.adapter.core (14 direct, 6 indirect)
3 maven packages depend on org.wso2.carbon.commons:org.wso2.carbon.ntask.core (2 direct, 1 indirect)
8 maven packages depend on org.wso2.carbon.event-processing:org.wso2.carbon.event.processor.core (4 direct, 4 indirect)
25 maven packages depend on org.wso2.carbon.governance:org.wso2.carbon.governance.common (4 direct, 21 indirect)
57 maven packages depend on org.wso2.carbon.registry:org.wso2.carbon.registry.extensions (22 direct, 35 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 5.2.23 and other introduced versions.

DescriptionNVD

Multiple WSO2 products have been identified as vulnerable due to an XML External Entity (XXE) attack abuses a widely available but rarely used feature of XML parsers to access sensitive information.

AnalysisAI

Multiple WSO2 products have been identified as vulnerable due to an XML External Entity (XXE) attack abuses a widely available but rarely used feature of XML parsers to access sensitive information. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. 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. Multiple WSO2 products have been identified as vulnerable due to an XML External Entity (XXE) attack abuses a widely available but rarely used feature of XML parsers to access sensitive information. Affected products include: Wso2 Api Manager, Wso2 Api Manager Analytics, Wso2 Api Microgateway, Wso2 Enterprise Integrator, Wso2 Identity Server As Key Manager.

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.