What is CVE-2023-32639?

CVE-2023-32639 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moj Applicant Programme, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-07-25.

How severe is CVE-2023-32639?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

XXE in Moj Applicant Programme

CVE-2023-32639

Applicant Programme Ver.7.06 and earlier improperly restricts XML external entity references (XXE). By processing a specially crafted XML file, arbitrary files on the system may be read by an attacker.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2023-07-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (10.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 10.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Moj Applicant Programme
The Ministry Of Justice Applicant Programme — versions Ver.7.06 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

www.moj.go.jp/MINJI/minji06_00002.html (Vendor Advisory)
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN37857022/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-32639?: CVE-2023-32639 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moj Applicant Programme, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-07-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-32639?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.