CVE-2013-1915 XML external entity in n/a

What is CVE-2013-1915?

CVE-2013-1915 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 25 Apr 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ModSecurity before 2.7.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, aka an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-611

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1915?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Opensuse, Trustwave Modsecurity.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1915?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-1915 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1915 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1915, DSA-2659-1, GHSA-mmcg-c68q-4p38.