CVE-2024-28757

moderate-risk

Published 2024-03-10

libexpat through 2.6.1 allows an XML Entity Expansion attack when there is isolated use of external parsers (created via XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate).

Do I need to act?

1.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 7.5/10 High

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (16)

Libexpat

Fedora

Active Iq Unified Manager

Oncommand Workflow Automation

Ontap

Ontap Tools

Windows Host Utilities

H300S Firmware

H500S Firmware

H700S Firmware

H410S Firmware

H410C Firmware

H610C Firmware

H610S Firmware

Affected Vendors

Fedoraproject Netapp Libexpat Project

References (17)

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/15/1

Exploit https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/839

Issue Tracking https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/842

Mailing List https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...

Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240322-0001/

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/15/1

Exploit https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/839

Issue Tracking https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/842

Mailing List https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproje...

Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240322-0001/

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moderate-risk

Severity 26/34 · High

Exploitability 4/34 · Minimal

Exposure 18/34 · Moderate