# CVE-2020-25817: SilverStripe through 4.6.0-rc1 has an XXE Vulnerability in CSSContentParser.

- Also known as: GHSA-3VJC-5X79-M9R8, BIT-SILVERSTRIPE-2020-25817
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.7.4
- Published: 2021-06-08 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- silverstripe/framework (Packagist): from 4.0.0, fixed in 4.7.4

## Description

SilverStripe through 4.6.0-rc1 has an XXE Vulnerability in CSSContentParser. A developer utility meant for parsing HTML within unit tests can be vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) attacks. When this developer utility is misused for purposes involving external or user submitted data in custom project code, it can lead to vulnerabilities such as XSS on HTML output rendered through this custom code. This is now mitigated by disabling external entities during parsing. (The correct CVE ID year is 2020 [CVE-2020-25817, not CVE-2021-25817]).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, silverstripe/framework, upgrade to a fixed version (4.7.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/
- https://www.silverstripe.org/blog/tag/release
- https://forum.silverstripe.org/c/releases
- https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/cve-2020-25817

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