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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.1

CVE-2020-25912 json

A XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability was discovered in symphony\lib\toolkit\class.xmlelement.php in Symphony 2.7.10 which can lead to…

published 2021-10-31 5 y ago modified 2026-07-09 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-18543

cvss
9.1
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 72%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability was discovered in symphony\lib\toolkit\class.xmlelement.php in Symphony 2.7.10 which can lead to an information disclosure or denial of service (DOS).

Exploit prediction

1.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/symphonycms/symphonycms/issues/2924 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

Sources

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