WSO2 products vulnerable to XML External Entity attack
Multiple WSO2 products have been identified as vulnerable due to an XML External Entity (XXE) attack abuses a widely available but rarely used feature of XML parsers to access sensitive information.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.wso2.am:wso2am | < 4.0.0-beta | 4.0.0-beta |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.wso2.carbon.analytics-common:org.wso2.carbon.event.input.adapter.core | < 5.2.23 | 5.2.23 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.wso2.carbon.commons:org.wso2.carbon.ntask.core | < 4.7.24 | 4.7.24 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.wso2.carbon.event-processing:org.wso2.carbon.event.processor.core | < 2.2.12 | 2.2.12 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.wso2.carbon.governance:org.wso2.carbon.governance.common | < 4.8.13 | 4.8.13 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.wso2.carbon.registry:org.wso2.carbon.registry.extensions | < 4.7.31 | 4.7.31 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6836
- https://github.com/wso2/carbon-analytics-common/commit/9478336859306d3ea13b25cb386f29c183707fde
- https://github.com/wso2/carbon-commons/commit/a08a587e3dd5146121a7b47a0fdd06ddbcd903f4
- https://github.com/wso2/carbon-event-processing/commit/e9953afd46a45f704de341a081f710cbdfa3f975
- https://github.com/wso2/carbon-governance/commit/ad36968d5a11d4fc35fa5cc4e8b5ae9a04e5bb4c
- https://github.com/wso2/carbon-registry/commit/738b2a0b3e5f118527da236467ed72d9fd9ce40e
- https://github.com/wso2/product-apim/commit/96e8f5d6566d57bbbb8d4257f6f55057a79d00b5
- https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2021/WSO2-2020-0716
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-611- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.wso2.am:wso2am, org.wso2.carbon.analytics-common:org.wso2.carbon.event.input.adapter.core, org.wso2.carbon.commons:org.wso2.carbon.ntask.core- Disclosed
- 15.12.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-cr8h-fr86-8vfv - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.wso2.carbon.registry:org.wso2.carbon.registry.extensions
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