CVE-2013-2202 XML external entity in n/a

What is CVE-2013-2202?

CVE-2013-2202 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 8 Jul 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

WordPress before 3.5.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an oEmbed XML provider response containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2202?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wordpress Wordpress.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2202?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-2202 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2202 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-2013-2202, GHSA-xpjf-7q8c-6jfc.