requests-xml XML External Entity Injection vulnerability

HIGH 7.5CVE-2020-26708 · GHSA-ccrc-9x59-3vc4 · PYSEC-2023-96 · Published 29/06/2023 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2020-26708 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting requests-xml, requests-xml (requests-xml project).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.73%, higher than 54.5% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
requests-xml PyPI	`≤ 0.2.3all versions`	No fix yet
requests-xml requests-xml_project	`= 0.2.3`	No fix yet

Description

requests-xml v0.2.3 was discovered to contain an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted XML file.

NVD description

requests-xml v0.2.3 was discovered to contain an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted XML file.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26708 · ADVISORY
erinxocon/requests-xml · WEB
erinxocon/requests-xml · PACKAGE
pypa/advisory-database · WEB
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230908-0003 · WEB
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230908-0003
GitHub Advisory GHSA-ccrc-9x59-3vc4 · ADVISORY

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