CVE-2024-8010 XML External Entity Injection via Publisher in WSO2 API Manager Allows Reading Arbitrary Files
Attackers can read arbitrary files and access internal HTTP resources via XML External Entity injection in WSO2 API Manager Publisher.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-8010?
CVE-2024-8010 is a low-severity vulnerability in Wso2 Api Manager, published on 16 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The component accepts XML input through the publisher without disabling external entity resolution. This allows malicious actors to submit a crafted XML payload that exploits the unescaped external entity references.
By leveraging this vulnerability, a malicious actor can read confidential files from the product's file system or access limited HTTP resources reachable via HTTP GET requests to the vulnerable product.
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8010?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wso2 Api Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8010?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8010 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-8010 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8010 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wso2 Api Manager
- CVE-2022-29464 WSO2 Multiple Products Unrestrictive Upload of File
- CVE-2024-6914 Incorrect Authorization in Multiple WSO2 Products via Account Recovery SOAP Admin Service Leading to Account Takeover
- CVE-2020-13226 WSO2 API Manager vulnerable to SSRF
- CVE-2025-2905 An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Multiple WSO2 Products
- CVE-2021-42646 XML external entity in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4fxw-3p35-q323.