CVE-2026-120761

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Description

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache Axis2/Java. When a client built an AxisService from a WSDL URL, through ServiceClient or AxisService.createClientSideAxisService, wsdl4j import resolution was enabled and the documents named by wsdl:import and xsd:import were parsed by wsdl4j's own XML parser, which processes DOCTYPE declarations and external entities. An attacker who controls a WSDL, or a document it imports, could therefore read local files or make the JVM issue network requests. This issue affects Apache Axis2/Java: through 2.0.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-11-09 11:17:21.857000

Last modified

2026-11-09 11:17:21.857000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-120761",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-11-09T11:17:21.857",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-09T11:17:21.857",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache Axis2/Java. When a client built an AxisService from a WSDL URL, through ServiceClient or AxisService.createClientSideAxisService, wsdl4j import resolution was enabled and the documents named by wsdl:import and xsd:import were parsed by wsdl4j's own XML parser, which processes DOCTYPE declarations and external entities. An attacker who controls a WSDL, or a document it imports, could therefore read local files or make the JVM issue network requests. This issue affects Apache Axis2/Java: through 2.0.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
          "product": "Apache Axis2/Java",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "collectionURL": "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2",
          "packageName": "org.apache.axis2:axis2-kernel",
          "packageURL": "pkg:maven/org.apache.axis2/axis2-kernel",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "2.0.2",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {},
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Primary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-611"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://axis.apache.org/axis2/java/core/release-notes/2.0.2.html",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/axis-axis2-java-core/commit/1d3457d12399c7721ed3f52e7031d1d24d169460",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7jw9v3qz0cdpon7fc6vsvkqp0jdt5kt0",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/11/06/22",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    }
  ]
}