# CVE-2015-3160: XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in bkr/server/jobs.py in Beaker before 20.1 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive in

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-09-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in bkr/server/jobs.py in Beaker before 20.1 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via submitting job XML to the server containing entity references which reference files from the Beaker server's file system.

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/08/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215020
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=1020003
- https://beaker-project.org/jenkins-results/beaker-review-checks-docs/995/documentation/_build/html/whats-new/release-20.html#beaker-20-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74569

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