Authenticated file disclosure via external entity expansion
Published Nov 18, 2024 · Updated Oct 20, 2025
XXE in WorldServer 11.8.2 allows remote authenticated users to read server files by importing a crafted translation-memory file. The object and Translation Memory import paths resolve an external entity in the uploaded TMX document and return the referenced file's contents in a warning message. An account able to upload a TMX file and a known server-side path is required; public evidence demonstrates file disclosure rather than command execution.
Summary
What happened
XXE in WorldServer 11.8.2 allows remote authenticated users to read server files by importing a crafted translation-memory file. The object and Translation Memory import paths resolve an external entity in the uploaded TMX document and return the referenced file's contents in a warning message. An account able to upload a TMX file and a known server-side path is required; public evidence demonstrates file disclosure rather than command execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-50848
- Published
- Nov 18, 2024
- Updated
- Oct 20, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-611, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 18, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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