CVE-2023-27476 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting OWSLib, a Python package for OGC web service client programming. The vulnerability, categorized as CWE-611, stems from the XML parser's failure to disable entity resolution, allowing arbitrary file reads via attacker-controlled XML payloads. This issue carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, with no integrity or availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.28.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:owslib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
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