Authenticated file disclosure via external entity expansion
Published Nov 28, 2025 · Updated Jan 15, 2026
XXE in ZUGFeRD invoice parsing in kivitendo before 3.9.2 allows remote authenticated users to read server files via a crafted upload. SL::XMLInvoice and SL::ZUGFeRD pass uploaded XML and embedded XMP to XML::LibXML with external entity expansion enabled. Access to invoice-upload functionality is required, and successful exploitation discloses files readable by the server process.
Summary
What happened
XXE in ZUGFeRD invoice parsing in kivitendo before 3.9.2 allows remote authenticated users to read server files via a crafted upload. SL::XMLInvoice and SL::ZUGFeRD pass uploaded XML and embedded XMP to XML::LibXML with external entity expansion enabled. Access to invoice-upload functionality is required, and successful exploitation discloses files readable by the server process.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-66370
- Published
- Nov 28, 2025
- Updated
- Jan 15, 2026
- Vendor
- kivitendo GmbH
- Product
- kivitendo
- Classifications
- CWE-611, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Nov 28, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <3.9.2
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