CVE-2020-24656 XML external entity in n/a
Medium 6.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-24656 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2020-24656 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Aug 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24656 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24656/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24656/index.md)
An attacker can exploit an XML External Entity vulnerability in Maltego to read sensitive files or execute code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-24656?
CVE-2020-24656 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Aug 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Maltego before 4.2.12 allows XXE attacks.
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24656?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Maltego Maltego.
How do I fix CVE-2020-24656?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24656 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-24656 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24656 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-58vg-xh6q-3cq6.