XXE leading to SSRF
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In Xerox FreeFlow Core version 8.0.4, improper handling of XML input allows injection of external entities. An attacker can craft malicious XML containing references to internal URLs, this results in a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA FreeFlow Core (Xerox) Fixed in 8.0.5
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Xerox FreeFlow Core 8.0.5
2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-07651 Path Traversal leading to RCEPriority HIGH 82
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8355
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6c2v-98pf-9vgr
- 2026-10-08 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
References
More Xerox Freeflow Core vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-07651 Path Traversal leading to RCE CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-01898 Path Traversal leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-31844 Pre-Auth RCE via Path Traversal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-31843 Pre-Auth RCE via Path Traversal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-31846 Authenticated RCE via Path Traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-31845 Authenticated RCE via Path Traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-8355 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-8355 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6c2v-98pf-9vgr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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