XXE attack in Mapfish Print
Impact
A user can do to an XML External Entity (XXE) attack with the provided SDL style.
Patches
Use version >= 3.24
Workarounds
No
References
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html
- https://github.com/mapfish/mapfish-print/pull/1397/commits/e1d0527d13db06b2b62ca7d6afb9e97dacd67a0e
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory Comment the pull request: https://github.com/mapfish/mapfish-print/pull/1397
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.mapfish.print:print-lib | >= 3.0, < 3.24 | 3.24 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.mapfish.print:print-servlet | >= 3.0, < 3.24 | 3.24 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.mapfish.print:print-standalone | >= 3.0, < 3.24 | 3.24 |
References
- https://github.com/mapfish/mapfish-print/security/advisories/GHSA-vjv6-gq77-3mjw
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15232
- https://github.com/mapfish/mapfish-print/pull/1397
- https://github.com/mapfish/mapfish-print/pull/1397/commits/e1d0527d13db06b2b62ca7d6afb9e97dacd67a0e
- https://github.com/mapfish/mapfish-print
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-611- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.mapfish.print:print-lib, org.mapfish.print:print-servlet, org.mapfish.print:print-standalone- Disclosed
- 07.07.2020
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:19
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-vjv6-gq77-3mjw - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.mapfish.print:print-servlet
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
- 4
- First → latest
- 07.2020 08.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 2
- High 1
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2020: 2
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 2
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