A malicious user can modify an XML-based response to include XML content that is then parsed locally. This could allow a malicious user to perform a denial of service (DoS) on the parsing system, or access further network-located resources that are accessible from the parsing system.

CVSS Information

CVSS Base Score: 5.0
CVSS Base Vector: AV:N/AC:L/AU:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

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