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I Librarian I-librarian version 4.8 and earlier contains a XML External Entity (XXE)…

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

I Librarian I-librarian version 4.8 and earlier contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in line 154 of importmetadata.php(simplexml_load_string) that can result in an attacker reading the contents of a file and SSRF. This attack appear to be exploitable via posting xml in the Parameter form_import_textarea.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01792 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:scilico:i\,_librarian:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.8VulnerableScilico
  • cpe:2.3:a:scilico:i\,_librarian:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.8 Vulnerable ·Scilico

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1000124
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mf3m-fq5f-p4q9

References

  • TI-2023-02829 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in mkucej/i-librarian-free CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2017-14550 I, Librarian version <=4.6 & 4.7 is vulnerable to OS Command Injection in batchimport.php… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-14552 I, Librarian version <=4.6 & 4.7 is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-15793 I, Librarian version 4.9 and earlier contains an Incorrect Access Control vulnerability… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2018-15790 I, Librarian version 4.8 and earlier contains a SSRF vulnerability in "url" parameter of… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2024-26960 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Martin Kucej i-librarian v.5.11.0 and before allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources