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TI-2021-02801 Aliases CVE-2021-3878GHSA-5h9g-8xcv-qjq9

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in stanfordnlp/corenlp

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
Fixed

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

Summary

corenlp is vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01886 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed edu.stanford.nlp:stanford-corenlp (Maven): 4.3.1

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
stanfordnlpstanfordnlp/corenlpup to 4.3.0—No fix listedCNA
—edu.stanford.nlp:stanford-corenlp (Maven)before 4.3.14.3.1Patch availableGHSA-5h9g-8xcv-qjq9
  • stanfordnlp/corenlp Vendorstanfordnlp Affected up to 4.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • edu.stanford.nlp:stanford-corenlp (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 4.3.1 Fixed in 4.3.1 Patch available GHSA-5h9g-8xcv-qjq9

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:stanford:corenlp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.3.1Vulnerablestanfordnlp
  • cpe:2.3:a:stanford:corenlp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·stanfordnlp

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-5h9g-8xcv-qjq9 edu.stanford.nlp:stanford-corenlp (Maven) Fixed in 4.3.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3878
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5h9g-8xcv-qjq9

References

  • TI-2022-00175 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in stanfordnlp/corenlp CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-20146 An Incorrect Access Control vulnerability exists in CoreNLP 4.3.2 via the classifier in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-02797 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in stanfordnlp/corenlp CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-00136 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in stanfordnlp/corenlp CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1

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