# CVE-2020-6958: An XXE vulnerability in JnlpSupport in Yet Another Java Service Wrapper (YAJSW) 12.14, as used in NSA Ghidra and other products, allows atta

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-01-13 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An XXE vulnerability in JnlpSupport in Yet Another Java Service Wrapper (YAJSW) 12.14, as used in NSA Ghidra and other products, allows attackers to exfiltrate data from remote hosts and potentially cause denial-of-service.

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## References

- https://sourceforge.net/p/yajsw/bugs/166/
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/issues/943
- https://github.com/purpleracc00n/Exploits-and-PoC/blob/master/XXE%20in%20YAJSW%E2%80%99s%20JnlpSupport%20affects%20Ghidra%20Server.md

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