CVE-2021-42646

WSO2 Management Console XML Injection

Severity Score

9.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the file based service provider creation feature of the Management Console in WSO2 API Manager 2.6.0, 3.0.0, 3.1.0, 3.2.0, and 4.0.0; and WSO2 IS as Key Manager 5.7.0, 5.9.0, and 5.10.0; and WSO2 Identity Server 5.7.0, 5.8.0, 5.9.0, 5.10.0, and 5.11.0. Allows attackers to gain read access to sensitive information or cause a denial of service via crafted GET requests.

Una vulnerabilidad de tipo XML External Entity (XXE) en la función de creación de proveedores de servicios basados en archivos de la Consola de Administración en WSO2 API Manager versiones 2.6.0, 3.0.0, 3.1.0, 3.2.0 y 4.0.0; y WSO2 IS as Key Manager versiones 5.7.0, 5.9.0 y 5.10.0; y WSO2 Identity Server versiones 5.7.0, 5.8.0, 5.9.0, 5.10.0 y 5.11.0. Permite a atacantes conseguir acceso de lectura a información confidencial o causar una denegación de servicio por medio de peticiones GET diseñadas

WSO2 Management Console suffers from an XML external entity injection vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-10-18 CVE Reserved
2022-05-11 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167465/WSO2-Management-Console-XML-Injection.html	Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/7	Mailing List
https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2021/WSO2-2021-1289

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/wso2/carbon-identity-framework/pull/3472	2024-01-11

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wso2 Search vendor "Wso2"		Api Manager Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Api Manager"				2.6.0 Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Api Manager" and version "2.6.0"		-		Affected
Wso2 Search vendor "Wso2"		Api Manager Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Api Manager"				3.0.0 Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Api Manager" and version "3.0.0"		-		Affected
Wso2 Search vendor "Wso2"		Api Manager Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Api Manager"				3.1.0 Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Api Manager" and version "3.1.0"		-		Affected
Wso2 Search vendor "Wso2"		Api Manager Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Api Manager"				3.2.0 Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Api Manager" and version "3.2.0"		-		Affected
Wso2 Search vendor "Wso2"		Api Manager Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Api Manager"				4.0.0 Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Api Manager" and version "4.0.0"		-		Affected
Wso2 Search vendor "Wso2"		Identity Server Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Identity Server"				5.7.0 Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Identity Server" and version "5.7.0"		-		Affected
Wso2 Search vendor "Wso2"		Identity Server Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Identity Server"				5.8.0 Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Identity Server" and version "5.8.0"		-		Affected
Wso2 Search vendor "Wso2"		Identity Server Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Identity Server"				5.9.0 Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Identity Server" and version "5.9.0"		-		Affected
Wso2 Search vendor "Wso2"		Identity Server Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Identity Server"				5.10.0 Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Identity Server" and version "5.10.0"		-		Affected
Wso2 Search vendor "Wso2"		Identity Server Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Identity Server"				5.11.0 Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Identity Server" and version "5.11.0"		-		Affected
Wso2 Search vendor "Wso2"		Identity Server As Key Manager Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Identity Server As Key Manager"				5.7.0 Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Identity Server As Key Manager" and version "5.7.0"		-		Affected
Wso2 Search vendor "Wso2"		Identity Server As Key Manager Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Identity Server As Key Manager"				5.9.0 Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Identity Server As Key Manager" and version "5.9.0"		-		Affected
Wso2 Search vendor "Wso2"		Identity Server As Key Manager Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Identity Server As Key Manager"				5.10.0 Search vendor "Wso2" for product "Identity Server As Key Manager" and version "5.10.0"		-		Affected