VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-0628
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability3.43%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-02-06
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C
Description
The XML parsing code in Sun Java Runtime Environment JDK and JRE 6 Update 3 and earlier processes external entity references even when the "external general entities" property is false, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks and cause a denial of service or access restricted resources.