CVE-2020-10991 json
Withdrawn Advisory: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Mulesoft APIkit
published 2020-03-26 6 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-jffq-528j-mp6c , EUVD-2022-4346
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.4%
- EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Mulesoft APIkit through 1.3.0 allows XXE because of validation/RestXmlSchemaValidator.java
Exploit prediction
1.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/mulesoft/apikit/issues/547 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
References
-
github.com
/mulesoft/apikit/issues/547
web, exploit, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10991
advisory
-
github.com
/mulesoft/apikit
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-10991
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-jffq-528j-mp6c
- NVD CVE-2020-10991
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