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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2025-2905

Due to the improper configuration of XML parser, user-supplied XML is parsed without applying sufficient restrictions, enabling XML External Entity (XXE) resolution in multiple WSO2 Products. A successful XXE attack could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to: * Read sensitive files from the server’s filesystem. * Perform denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, which can render the affected service unavailable.

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CVE-2025-2905
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1 Nov 2026, 05:36 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2025-2905

core-osv · Original source

Published 5 May 2025, 09:15 UTC

Due to the improper configuration of XML parser, user-supplied XML is parsed without applying sufficient restrictions, enabling XML External Entity (XXE) resolution in multiple WSO2 Products. A successful XXE attack could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to: * Read sensitive files from the server’s filesystem. * Perform denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, which can render the affected service unavailable.

osv:CVE-2025-2905
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-2905",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "Due to the improper configuration of XML parser, user-supplied XML is parsed without applying sufficient restrictions, enabling XML External Entity (XXE) resolution in multiple WSO2 Products. A successful XXE attack could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to: * Read sensitive files from the server’s filesystem. * Perform denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, which can render the affected service unavailable.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:31.026222316Z",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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  "published_at": "2025-05-05T09:15:15.923+00:00"
}