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CVE-2017-1000061

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-1000061 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting xmlsec versions 1.2.23 and earlier. This flaw allows attackers to trigger information disclosure or denial of service by providing specially crafted XML input. With a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH), the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), but can lead to high impact on confidentiality and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.2.23CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsec_project:xmlsec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.1HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0134 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: xmlsec1-0:1.2.20-7.el7_4
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: xmlsec1
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: xmlsec1

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-1000061Moderate

xmlsec1: xmlsec vulnerable to external entity expansion

Mar 30, 2017

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:2492
github.com / lsh123/xmlsec/issues/43
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3PWHBRWXR3RNPHDSTQI6UWDG5ETOQ7VR
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html