CVE-2026-40991

Published: Giu 10, 2026 Last Modified: Giu 10, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
MEDIUM 5,9
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: high
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: none
Availability: low

Description

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When using spring-restdocs-webtestclient or spring-restdocs-restassured to document a remote API accessed over HTTP, an attacker who compromises the API or tricks the user into documenting a malicious API can perform an XXE injection attack when the documentation-generating tests are next executed.

Affected versions:
Spring REST Docs 4.0.0; 3.0.0 through 3.0.5; 2.0.0.RELEASE through 2.0.8.RELEASE.

611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Draft
Abstraction: Base Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality Integrity Availability
Potential Impacts:
Read Application Data Read Files Or Directories Bypass Protection Mechanism Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu) Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory)
Applicable Platforms
Languages: Not Language-Specific, XML
Technologies: Not Technology-Specific, Web Based
View CWE Details
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40991
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40991