What is CVE-2020-25216?

CVE-2020-25216 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Yworks Yed, classified under XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-09-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-25216?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-25216 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XPath Injection in Yworks Yed

CVE-2020-25216

yWorks yEd Desktop before 3.20.1 allows code execution via an XSL Transformation when using an XML file in conjunction with a custom stylesheet.

EPSS: 0.024 (82.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Yworks Yed
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-91 — XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

dawid-czarnecki/public-vulnerabilities

References

cve@mitre.org (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25216?: CVE-2020-25216 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Yworks Yed, classified under XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-25216?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-25216 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.