CVE-2023-52426
Moderate
CVE-2023-52426
libexpat through 2.5.0 allows recursive XML Entity Expansion if XML_DTD is undefined at compile time.
Exploit probability
0.4%
Published
February 4, 2024
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
55 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2023-52426
View original source
libexpat through 2.5.0 allows recursive XML Entity Expansion if XML_DTD is undefined at compile time.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/776.html
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/52xxx/CVE-2023-52426.json
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/commit/0f075ec8ecb5e43f8fdca5182f8cca4703da0404
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/777
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PNRIHC7DVVRAIWFRGV23Y6UZXFBXSQDB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WNUBSGZFEZOBHJFTAD42SAN4ATW2VEMV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PNRIHC7DVVRAIWFRGV23Y6UZXFBXSQDB/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52426
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0005/