{
    "id": "CVE-2021-42646",
    "published": "2022-05-11 18:15:23",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 04:09:54",
    "cvss_score": "9.1",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-611",
    "description": "XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the file based service provider creation feature of the Management Console in WSO2 API Manager 2.6.0, 3.0.0, 3.1.0, 3.2.0, and 4.0.0; and WSO2 IS as Key Manager 5.7.0, 5.9.0, and 5.10.0; and WSO2 Identity Server 5.7.0, 5.8.0, 5.9.0, 5.10.0, and 5.11.0. Allows attackers to gain read access to sensitive information or cause a denial of service via crafted GET requests.",
    "epss_score": "0.03758",
    "epss_percentile": "0.89619",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-09 18:17:29",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.1), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "wso2",
            "product": "api_manager"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "wso2",
            "product": "identity_server"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "wso2",
            "product": "identity_server_as_key_manager"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167465/WSO2-Management-Console-XML-Injection.html",
        "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/7",
        "https://github.com/wso2/carbon-identity-framework/pull/3472",
        "https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2021/WSO2-2021-1289/",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167465/WSO2-Management-Console-XML-Injection.html",
        "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/7",
        "https://github.com/wso2/carbon-identity-framework/pull/3472",
        "https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2021/WSO2-2021-1289/"
    ]
}