CVE-2026-40998
HIGH
8,2
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: low
Availability: none
Description
AI Translation Available
Jaxp13XPathTemplate evaluated XPath expressions for StreamSource and SAXSource inputs using a code path that parsed attacker-controlled XML with the JDK's default DocumentBuilderFactory behavior instead of Spring's hardened parser configuration. Applications that evaluate XPath against untrusted XML payloads could therefore be exposed to XML External Entity (XXE) style attacks.
Affected versions:
Spring Web Services 5.0.0 through 5.0.1; 4.1.0 through 4.1.3; 4.0.0 through 4.0.18; 3.1.0 through 3.1.8.
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)
Trend Analysis
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)
Prevede la probabilità di sfruttamento basata su intelligence sulle minacce e sulle caratteristiche della vulnerabilità.
EPSS Score
0,0004
Percentile
0,1th
Updated
EPSS Score Trend (Last 7 Days)
611
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
DraftCommon 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
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40998