Critical

XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in codelibs fess

  • Disclosed: 20.12.2018
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:22

codelibs fess version before commit faa265b contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in GSA XML file parser that can result in Disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, SSRF, port scanning. This attack appear to be exploitable via specially crafted GSA XML files. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit faa265b.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.codelibs.fess:fess < 12.3.2 12.3.2

References

CVSS score 10/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-611
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.codelibs.fess:fess
Disclosed
20.12.2018
Updated
11.10.2026 11:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-77hp-pfxw-4w63 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.codelibs.fess:fess

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
2
First → latest
12.2018 05.2025
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • Low 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2018: 1
  2. 2019: 0
  3. 2020: 0
  4. 2021: 0
  5. 2022: 0
  6. 2023: 0
  7. 2024: 0
  8. 2025: 1
  9. 2026: 0
  1. Low CVE-2025-48382 < 14.19.2 14.19.2
  2. XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in codelibs fess this entry
    Critical · 10.0 CVE-2018-1000822 < 12.3.2 12.3.2

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