CVE-2024-40075

MEDIUM

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

2024-07-22 cve@mitre.org

XXE

4.3

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre

Severity by source

Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY

4.3 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from Vendor (mitre) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 22, 2024 - 19:15 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Laravel v11.x was discovered to contain an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability.

AnalysisAI

Laravel v11.x was discovered to contain an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, 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. Laravel v11.x was discovered to contain an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

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.