XML external entity injection in unclebob FitNesse
Priority LOW 35CWE-611Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Improper restriction of XML external entity references vulnerability exists in FitNesse all releases, which allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, alter data, or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00726 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-28039
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rcfj-pc73-hqv6
References
More unclebob vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-18704 OS command injection in unclebob FitNesse CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-28466 Path traversal in unclebob FitNesse CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-26540 Cross-site scripting in unclebob FitNesse CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-18707 Cross-site scripting in unclebob FitNesse CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-15626 Cross-site scripting in unclebob FitNesse CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2024-28039 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-28039 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rcfj-pc73-hqv6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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