CVE-2025-34490 GFI MailEssentials < 21.8 XXE Arbitrary File Read
An authenticated remote attacker can exploit an XML External Entity vulnerability to read arbitrary system files on GFI MailEssentials servers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-34490?
CVE-2025-34490 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GFI MailEssentials, published on 28 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GFI MailEssentials prior to version 21.8 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. An authenticated and remote attacker can send crafted HTTP requests to read arbitrary system files.
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-34490?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gfi Mailessentials.
How do I fix CVE-2025-34490?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-34490 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-34490 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-34490 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in GFI MailEssentials
- CVE-2004-1312 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-2025-34491 GFI MailEssentials < 21.8 MultiNode Insecure Deserialization
- CVE-2025-34489 GFI MailEssentials < 21.8 Local Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2026-23620 GFI MailEssentials AI < 22.4 ListServer.IsDBExist() Absolute Directory Traversal to File Enumeration
- CVE-2026-23621 GFI MailEssentials AI < 22.4 ListServer.IsPathExist() Absolute Directory Traversal to File Enumeration
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2vcm-447j-6j4j.