CyberRota Analysis
This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.1. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.
CVE
CVE-2024-40896
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.1
EPSS
1.22%
Original NVD Description
In libxml2 2.11 before 2.11.9, 2.12 before 2.12.9, and 2.13 before 2.13.3, the SAX parser can produce events for external entities even if custom SAX handlers try to override entity content (by setting "checked"). This makes classic XXE attacks possible.
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