# CVE-2020-25614: xmlquery before 1.3.1 lacks a check for whether a LoadURL response is in the XML format, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service

- Also known as: GHSA-93M7-C69F-5CFJ, GO-2020-0048
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.3.1
- Published: 2020-09-16 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- github.com/antchfx/xmlquery (Go): fixed in 1.3.1

## Description

xmlquery before 1.3.1 lacks a check for whether a LoadURL response is in the XML format, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGSEGV) at xmlquery.(*Node).InnerText or possibly have unspecified other impact.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, github.com/antchfx/xmlquery, upgrade to a fixed version (1.3.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/antchfx/xmlquery/issues/39
- https://github.com/antchfx/xmlquery/compare/v1.3.0...v1.3.1

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