oxf/xml/xerces/XercesSAXParserFactoryImpl.java in the xforms-server component in the XForms service in Orbeon Forms before 3.9 does not properly restrict DTDs in Ajax requests, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or send HTTP requests to intranet servers via an entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an "XML injection" issue
Published Apr 27, 2011
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.18%
Description
oxf/xml/xerces/XercesSAXParserFactoryImpl.java in the xforms-server component in the XForms service in Orbeon Forms before 3.9 does not properly restrict DTDs in Ajax requests, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or send HTTP requests to intranet servers via an entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an "XML injection" issue.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.8.1
- 1.5
- 2.0
- 2.1
- 2.2
- 2.5
- 2.6
- 2.7
- 2.8
- 3.0
- 3.5
- 3.6
- 3.7.1
- 3.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.18% (0.02177) | 81.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.18% (0.02177) | 79.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00333) | 53.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00455) | 76.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00372) | 72.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00310) | 69.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00253) | 64.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00259) | 64.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00237) | 60.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00455) | 71.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00605) | 75.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://wiki.orbeon.com/forms/doc/developer-guide/release-notes/39 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47362 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.stratsec.net/Research/Advisories/Orbeon-Forms-XML-Entity-Dereferencing-%28SS-2011-004 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/commit/aba6681660f65af7f1676434da68c10298c30200 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://wiki.orbeon.com/forms/doc/developer-guide/release-notes/39 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47362 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.stratsec.net/Research/Advisories/Orbeon-Forms-XML-Entity-Dereferencing-%28SS-2011-004 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://github.com/orbeon/orbeon-forms/commit/aba6681660f65af7f1676434da68c10298c30200 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch |
Change history (0)
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