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CVE-2013-1665

The XML libraries for Python 3.4, 3.3, 3.2, 3.1, 2.7, and 2.6, as used in OpenStack Keystone Essex and Folsom, Django, and possibly other products allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via...

Published: Apr 3, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-200
5.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.6%
Top 9.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

XML External Entity (XXE) in Django

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

openstack
oss-project·USaka openstack foundation
folsomOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
keystone essexOn-premWeb App
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
PyPI
package-ecosystem
Django
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1665
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/django/django/commit/1c60d07ba23e0350351c278ad28d0bd5aa410b40
github.com
https://github.com/django/django/commit/d19a27066b2247102e65412aa66917aff0091112
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