What is CVE-2024-6893?

CVE-2024-6893 is a high-severity vulnerability in Journyx, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-08-08.

How severe is CVE-2024-6893?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-6893 known to be exploited?

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

XXE in Journyx

CVE-2024-6893

The "soap_cgi.pyc" API handler allows the XML body of SOAP requests to contain references to external entities. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to read local files, perform server-side request forgery, and overwhelm the web server…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.329 (98.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Journyx — versions 11.5.4
Journyx (Jtime) — versions 11.5.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

bbf0bd87-ece2-41be-b873-96928ee8fab9 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-6893?: CVE-2024-6893 is a high-severity vulnerability in Journyx, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2024-6893?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-6893 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.