Authenticated server-side requests via unsafe XML parsing
Published Mar 17, 2025 · Updated Mar 17, 2025
XML external entity injection in CRMEB Standard Edition (Java) through 1.3.4 allows remote authenticated users to trigger outbound requests. The webHook endpoint forwards POSTed XML to SAXReader without disabling external DTD and entity resolution, so attacker-supplied entities are dereferenced by the server. Low-privileged authenticated access is required; the published proof of concept demonstrates an out-of-band callback, while the endpoint's fixed response does not directly return fetched content.
Summary
What happened
XML external entity injection in CRMEB Standard Edition (Java) through 1.3.4 allows remote authenticated users to trigger outbound requests. The webHook endpoint forwards POSTed XML to SAXReader without disabling external DTD and entity resolution, so attacker-supplied entities are dereferenced by the server. Low-privileged authenticated access is required; the published proof of concept demonstrates an out-of-band callback, while the endpoint's fixed response does not directly return fetched content.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-2365
- Published
- Mar 17, 2025
- Updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Vendor
- Xi'an Zhongbang Network Technology Co., Ltd.
- Product
- CRMEB Standard Edition (Java)
- Classifications
- CWE-611, CWE-610, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 17, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.3.0
- Affected versionversion=1.3.1
- Affected versionversion=1.3.2
- Affected versionversion=1.3.3
- Affected versionversion=1.3.4
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Public exploit references
- CRMEB Java XXE proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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