Vulnerabilities > Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
2009-06-10 CVE-2009-1699 XXE vulnerability in multiple products
The XSL stylesheet implementation in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 does not properly handle XML external entities, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted DTD, as demonstrated by a file:///etc/passwd URL in an entity declaration, related to an "XXE attack."
network
low complexity
apple canonical opensuse CWE-611
7.5
2005-06-15 CVE-2005-1306 XXE vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader
The Adobe Reader control in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.0 and 7.0.1 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files via Javascript containing XML script, aka the "XML External Entity vulnerability."
network
low complexity
adobe CWE-611
7.5