What is CVE-2020-24590?

CVE-2020-24590 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wso2 Api_manager, classified under Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs (XML Entity Expansion). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-24590?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

XXE in Wso2 Api_manager

CVE-2020-24590

The Management Console in WSO2 API Manager through 3.1.0 and API Microgateway 2.2.0 allows XML Entity Expansion attacks.

EPSS: 0.013 (66.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Wso2 Api_manager
Wso2 Api_microgateway — versions 2.2.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-776 — Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs (XML Entity Expansion)

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24590?: CVE-2020-24590 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wso2 Api_manager, classified under Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs (XML Entity Expansion). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-24590?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.