CVE-2023-6836
Published:December 15, 2023
Updated:October 11, 2026
Multiple WSO2 products have been identified as vulnerable due to an XML External Entity (XXE) attack abuses a widely available but rarely used feature of XML parsers to access sensitive information.
Affected Packages
org.wso2.carbon.registry:org.wso2.carbon.registry.extensions (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.6.11 <4.7.31Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.7.31org.wso2.carbon.event-processing:org.wso2.carbon.event.processor.core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.0.1 <2.2.12Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.2.12org.wso2.carbon.analytics-common:org.wso2.carbon.event.input.adapter.core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.0.0 <5.2.23Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.2.23org.wso2.carbon.governance:org.wso2.carbon.governance.common (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.5.0 <4.8.13Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.8.13org.wso2.carbon.commons:org.wso2.carbon.ntask.core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.3.0 <4.7.24Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.7.24Related Resources (9)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
5.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
EPSS
Base Score:
0.48