xmlsec1: xmlsec vulnerable to external entity expansion
Published Jul 13, 2017
7.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.34%
Description
xmlsec 1.2.23 and before is vulnerable to XML External Entity Expansion when parsing crafted input documents, resulting in possible information disclosure or denial of service
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.2.23
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xmlsec1-0:1.2.20-7.el7_4
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2492
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xmlsec1
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
xmlsec1
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xmlsec1-0:1.2.20-7.el7_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2492 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xmlsec1 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xmlsec1 | Will not fix | n/a |
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.34% (0.01341) | 70.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.34% (0.01341) | 67.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00213) | 40.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.98% (0.02978) | 77.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00213) | 41.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00263) | 66.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00263) | 65.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00263) | 62.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.10% (0.02102) | 56.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 5.55% (0.05553) | 80.10th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 5.55% (0.05553) | 79.90th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 5.55% (0.05553) | 88.57th | v1 |
| Jun 15, 2021 | 5.55% (0.05553) | 0.00th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 4.49% (0.04486) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2492 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000061 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1437311 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/lsh123/xmlsec/issues/43 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3PWHBRWXR3RNPHDSTQI6UWDG5ETOQ7VR/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000061
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000061
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2492 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000061 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1437311 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/lsh123/xmlsec/issues/43 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3PWHBRWXR3RNPHDSTQI6UWDG5ETOQ7VR/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000061 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000061 | ||
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html | x_refsource_MISC |
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