CVE-2020-14478 (GCVE-0-2020-14478)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-02-24 18:27 – Updated: 2025-04-17 18:48
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
IMPROPER RESTRICTION OF XML EXTERNAL ENTITY REFERENCE CWE-611
Summary
A local, authenticated attacker could use an XML External Entity (XXE) attack to exploit weakly configured XML files to access local or remote content. A successful exploit could potentially cause a denial-of-service condition and allow the attacker to arbitrarily read any local file via system-level services.
Severity
7.1 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-17 17:50 UTC
CWE
- CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-2… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Automation | FactoryTalk Services Platform |
Affected:
unspecified , ≤ 6.11.00
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2020-06-25 00:00
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