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CVE-2009-5135

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-5135 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Java XML parser used by NextApp Echo versions prior to 2.1.1 and 3.x before 3.0.b6. This flaw allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by crafting a malicious XML request containing an external entity declaration. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no authentication, but its impact is limited to confidentiality (information disclosure). While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-8191) exists, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nextapp:echo:*:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nextapp:echo:2.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nextapp:echo:2.0:alpha10:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nextapp:echo:2.0:alpha11:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nextapp:echo:2.0:alpha12:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-8191 · Mar 10, 2009
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0992 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 23,690 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

echo.nextapp.com / site/node/5742
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/34218
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/49167
sec-consult.com / fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20090305-0_echo_nextapp_xml_injection.txt
Exploit
exploit-db.com / exploits/8191
Exploit
securityfocus.com / archive/1/501637/100/0/threaded
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/0653