PT-2020-15752 · Wso2 · Api Microgateway+1

Published 2020-08-21 · Updated 2025-01-18 · CVE-2020-24589

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.1

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WSO2 API Manager versions prior to 3.1.0 API Microgateway version 2.2.0

Description The issue allows XML External Entity injection (XXE) attacks. XXE attacks occur when an application parses XML input that contains malicious external entities, which can lead to sensitive data exposure or other security issues.

Recommendations For WSO2 API Manager versions prior to 3.1.0, update to version 3.1.0 or later to resolve the issue. For API Microgateway version 2.2.0, consider disabling XML parsing or restricting external entity references until a patch is available.

Fix

XXE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-24589

Affected Products

Api Microgateway

Wso2 Api Manager

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24589 · Security Note
• https://docs.wso2.com/display/Security/Security+Advisory+WSO2-2020-0742 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-24589 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/h4x0r_fr34k/status/1880416136422125827 · Twitter Post