CWE-91

XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)

The product does not properly neutralize special elements that are used in XML, allowing attackers to modify the syntax, content, or commands of the XML before it is processed by an end system.

CVE-2025-24404 (GCVE-0-2025-24404)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2025-09-09 09:30

Modified

2025-09-10 14:22

Severity ?

CWE

CWE-91 - XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)

Summary

XML Injection RCE by parse http sitemap xml response vulnerability in Apache HertzBeat. The attacker needs to have an authenticated account with access, and add monitor parsed by xml, returned special content can trigger the XML parsing vulnerability. This issue affects Apache HertzBeat (incubating): before 1.7.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.7.0, which fixes the issue.

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://lists.apache.org/thread/4ydy3tqbpwmhl79mcj3pxwqz62nggrfd	vendor-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Apache Software Foundation	Apache HertzBeat (incubating)	Version: 0 ≤

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CVE-2025-49538 (GCVE-0-2025-49538)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2025-07-08 20:49

Modified

2025-07-09 16:06

Severity ?

7.4 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CWE

CWE-91 - XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection) ()

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References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb25-69.html	vendor-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Adobe	ColdFusion	Version: 0 ≤ 2021.20

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CVE-2025-54251 (GCVE-0-2025-54251)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2025-09-09 16:36

Modified

2025-09-09 16:49

Severity ?

4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-91 - XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection) ()

Summary

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23.0 and earlier are affected by an XML Injection vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to manipulate XML queries and gain limited unauthorized write access.

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb25-90.html	vendor-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Adobe	Adobe Experience Manager	Version: 0 ≤ 6.5.23.0

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CVE-2025-9375 (GCVE-0-2025-9375)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2025-09-01 16:43

Modified

2025-09-11 15:16

Severity ?

6.9 (Medium) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CWE

CWE-91 - XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)

Summary

XML Injection vulnerability in xmltodict allows Input Data Manipulation. This issue affects xmltodict: from 0.14.2 before 0.15.1.

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/mono	third-party-advisory
	https://github.com/martinblech/xmltodict	product
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	https://github.com/martinblech/xmltodict/commit/f98c90f071228ed73df997807298e1df4f790c33	patch

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	xmltodict	xmltodict	Version: 0.14.2 < 0.15.1

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    "datePublished": "2025-09-01T16:43:18.220Z",
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Mitigation ID: MIT-5

Phase: Implementation

Strategy: Input Validation

Description:

Assume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
When performing input validation, consider all potentially relevant properties, including length, type of input, the full range of acceptable values, missing or extra inputs, syntax, consistency across related fields, and conformance to business rules. As an example of business rule logic, "boat" may be syntactically valid because it only contains alphanumeric characters, but it is not valid if the input is only expected to contain colors such as "red" or "blue."
Do not rely exclusively on looking for malicious or malformed inputs. This is likely to miss at least one undesirable input, especially if the code's environment changes. This can give attackers enough room to bypass the intended validation. However, denylists can be useful for detecting potential attacks or determining which inputs are so malformed that they should be rejected outright.

CAPEC-250: XML Injection

An attacker utilizes crafted XML user-controllable input to probe, attack, and inject data into the XML database, using techniques similar to SQL injection. The user-controllable input can allow for unauthorized viewing of data, bypassing authentication or the front-end application for direct XML database access, and possibly altering database information.

CAPEC-83: XPath Injection

An attacker can craft special user-controllable input consisting of XPath expressions to inject the XML database and bypass authentication or glean information that they normally would not be able to. XPath Injection enables an attacker to talk directly to the XML database, thus bypassing the application completely. XPath Injection results from the failure of an application to properly sanitize input used as part of dynamic XPath expressions used to query an XML database.

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