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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-1000616

ONOS ONOS controller version 1.13.1 and earlier contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in onos\drivers\utilities\src\main\java\org\onosproject\drivers\utilities\XmlConfigParser.java loadxml() that can result in An adversary can remotely launch XXE attacks on ONOS controller via an OpenConfig Terminal Device.. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity.

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1 Nov 2026, 06:10 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2018-1000616

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Jul 2018, 20:29 UTC

ONOS ONOS controller version 1.13.1 and earlier contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in onos\drivers\utilities\src\main\java\org\onosproject\drivers\utilities\XmlConfigParser.java loadxml() that can result in An adversary can remotely launch XXE attacks on ONOS controller via an OpenConfig Terminal Device.. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity.

osv:CVE-2018-1000616
Complete source record
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    "summary": "ONOS ONOS controller version 1.13.1 and earlier contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in onos\\drivers\\utilities\\src\\main\\java\\org\\onosproject\\drivers\\utilities\\XmlConfigParser.java loadxml() that can result in An adversary can remotely launch XXE attacks on ONOS controller via an OpenConfig Terminal Device.. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:36.306314851Z",
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      "references": [
        "https://gerrit.onosproject.org/#/c/18894/"
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}