OpenKilda XXE in SAML configuration
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
OpenKilda is an open-source OpenFlow controller. Prior to version 1.164.0, an XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability was found in OpenKilda which in combination with GHSL-2025-024 allows unauthenticated attackers to exfiltrate information from the instance where the OpenKilda UI is running. This issue may lead to Information disclosure. This issue has been patched in version 1.164.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 open-kilda (telstra) Fixed in 1.164.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-54992
References
More Telstra vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-23239 Unauthenticated configuration restore and firmware update CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-23238 Post-Auth Command Injection in Telstra Smart Modem Gen 2 (Arcadyan LH1000) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-00591 Telstra Smart Modem Gen 2 HTTP Header injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
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