CVE-2024-40896
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CVE-2024-40896 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.1/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | >= 2.11.0, < 2.11.9 |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | >= 2.12.0, < 2.12.9 |
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | >= 2.13.0, < 2.13.3 |
| Netapp | Hci Compute Node | All versions |
| Netapp | Solidfire \& Hci Management Node | All versions |
| Netapp | Solidfire \& Hci Storage Node | All versions |
| Netapp | H300s Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H410s Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H500s Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H700s Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H410c Firmware | All versions |
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