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CVE-2020-25020

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-25020 is a critical XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting MPXJ versions through 8.1.3, specifically within its GanttProjectReader and PhoenixReader components. This flaw also impacts Oracle Primavera Unifier, as it utilizes MPXJ. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk, allowing unauthenticated attackers to remotely compromise systems with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 8.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mpxj:mpxj:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 17.7, <= 17.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
16.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
16.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
18.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:18.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.59%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0259 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 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 (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: net.sf.mpxj:mpxjFixed in: 8.1.4
oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-wcp5-m52f-mhh5critical

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in MPXJ

May 7, 2021

References

github.com / joniles/mpxj/pull/178/commits/c3e457f7a16facfe563eade82b0fa8736a8c96f9
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
PatchThird Party Advisory