XML External Entity Injection via Publisher in WSO2 API Manager Allows Reading Arbitrary Files

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Summary

CVECVE-2024-8010
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWSO2
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-16 10:16:14 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 15:35:27 UTC
DescriptionThe component accepts XML input through the publisher without disabling external entity resolution. This allows malicious actors to submit a crafted XML payload that exploits the unescaped external entity references. By leveraging this vulnerability, a malicious actor can read confidential files from the product's file system or access limited HTTP resources reachable via HTTP GET requests to the vulnerable product.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.000040000 probability, percentile 0.001840000 (date 2026-04-21)

Problem Types: CWE-611 | CWE-611 CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8Secondary3.5LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.1CNACVSS3.5LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wso2 Api Manager All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA WSO2 WSO2 API Manager unknown 3.2.0 custom Not specified
CNA WSO2 WSO2 API Manager affected 3.2.0 3.2.0.397 custom Not specified
CNA WSO2 WSO2 API Manager affected 3.2.1 3.2.1.27 custom Not specified
CNA WSO2 WSO2 API Manager affected 4.0.0 4.0.0.310 custom Not specified
CNA WSO2 WSO2 API Manager affected 4.0.0 4.0.0.319 custom Not specified
CNA WSO2 WSO2 API Manager affected 4.1.0 4.1.0.171 custom Not specified
CNA WSO2 WSO2 API Manager affected 4.2.0 4.2.0.127 custom Not specified
CNA WSO2 WSO2 API Manager affected 4.3.0 4.3.0.39 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2026/WSO... ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8 security.docs.wso2.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Follow the instructions given on https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2026/WSO2-2024-3581/#solution

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