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TI-2023-27144 Aliases CVE-2023-49733GHSA-77jg-cpw9-73vg

Apache Cocoon's StreamGenerator is vulnerable to XXE injection

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-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

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache Cocoon.This issue affects Apache Cocoon: from 2.2.0 before 2.3.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.3.0, which fixes the issue.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01292 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Cocoon (Apache Software Foundation): 2.3.0org.apache.cocoon:cocoon (Maven): 2.3.0

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Cocoon2.2.0 to before 2.3.02.3.0Patch availableCNA
—org.apache.cocoon:cocoon (Maven)2.2.0 to before 2.3.02.3.0Patch availableGHSA-77jg-cpw9-73vg
  • Apache Cocoon VendorApache Affected 2.2.0 to before 2.3.0 Fixed in 2.3.0 Patch available CNA
  • org.apache.cocoon:cocoon (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.2.0 to before 2.3.0 Fixed in 2.3.0 Patch available GHSA-77jg-cpw9-73vg

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cocoon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.0 to before 2.3.0VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:cocoon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 to before 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache Cocoon (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 2.3.0
  • Fix · GHSA-77jg-cpw9-73vg org.apache.cocoon:cocoon (Maven) Fixed in 2.3.0 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apache Cocoon 2.3.0

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-22210 Apache Cocoon: SQL injection in DatabaseCookieAuthenticatorActionPriority MEDIUM 51
    Show all 2 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-49733
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-77jg-cpw9-73vg

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2020-09651 XML external entity injection in Apache Cocoon CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-22210 Apache Cocoon: SQL injection in DatabaseCookieAuthenticatorAction CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2003-01074 Directory traversal vulnerability in the view-source sample file in Apache Software… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2025-18500 Apache Cocoon: continuations may not be private CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources

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