CVE-2026-65432 (GCVE-0-2026-65432)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-06 10:26
Modified
2026-08-07 00:01
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Summary
Apache CXF reads a top-level WSDL through its hardened StaxUtils path, which disables XML DTDs and external entities. However, any <wsdl:import> or <xsd:import> referenced from that top-level WSDL is handed off to WSDL4J, which does not disable DOCTYPE declarations or external entities. As a result, the protections applied to the top-level document do not extend to imported documents, leaving imported WSDL/XSD content vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) attacks. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.3 or 4.1.8 or 3.6.12, which fix this issue.
References
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Impacted products
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| Apache Software Foundation | Apache CXF |
Version: 4.2.0 ≤ Version: 4.0.0 ≤ Version: 0 ≤ |
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