CVE-2020-25750: DotPlant2 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

high Affects devgroup/dotplant. Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2022-05-24; advisory modified 2024-04-22.

DotPlant2 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Package: devgroup/dotplant Composer
Affected versions: <2020-09-14
Fixed in: 2020-09-14
Severity: high CVSS 7.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (66.7th percentile)
Published: 2022-05-24
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-611

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