5.9

CVE-2026-40991

XML External Entity (XXE) injection when documenting untrusted XML content

When using spring-restdocs-webtestclient or spring-restdocs-restassured to document a remote API accessed over HTTP, an attacker who compromises the API or tricks the user into documenting a malicious API can perform an XXE injection attack when the documentation-generating tests are next executed.

Affected versions:
Spring REST Docs 4.0.0; 3.0.0 through 3.0.5; 2.0.0.RELEASE through 2.0.8.RELEASE.
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Broadcom ≫ Spring Rest Docs Version >= 2.0.0 < 2.0.9
Broadcom ≫ Spring Rest Docs Version >= 3.0.0 < 3.0.5.1
Broadcom ≫ Spring Rest Docs Version 4.0.0 Update -
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.22% 0.126
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
VMware 5.9 1.6 4.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40991
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