CWE-643
Improper Neutralization of Data within XPath Expressions ('XPath Injection')
The product uses external input to dynamically construct an XPath expression used to retrieve data from an XML database, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes that input. This allows an attacker to control the structure of the query.
CVE-2025-20218 (GCVE-0-2025-20218)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-14 16:28 – Updated: 2025-08-14 19:20
VLAI
Title
Cisco Secure Firepower Management Center Software XPATH Injection Vulnerability
Summary
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to retrieve sensitive information from an affected device.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve sensitive information from the affected device.
To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials.
Severity
4.9 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-643 - Improper Neutralization of Data within XPath Expressions ('XPath Injection')
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Firepower Management Center |
Affected:
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CVE-2026-24343 (GCVE-0-2026-24343)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-10 09:28 – Updated: 2026-02-10 15:37
VLAI
Title
Apache HertzBeat: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption via Crafted XPath Expressions
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Data within XPath Expressions ('XPath Injection') vulnerability in Apache HertzBeat.
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Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.8.0, which fixes the issue.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-643 - Improper Neutralization of Data within XPath Expressions ('XPath Injection')
Assigner
References
2 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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Affected:
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CVE-2026-40699 (GCVE-0-2026-40699)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-13 14:12 – Updated: 2026-05-13 16:41
VLAI
Title
BIG-IP Configuration utility vulnerability
Summary
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| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
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Impacted products
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CVE-2026-44962 (GCVE-0-2026-44962)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-29 15:41 – Updated: 2026-05-29 16:43
VLAI
Summary
Plesk contains an XPath injection vulnerability in the APS Application Catalog search functionality, where user-supplied input is interpolated into XPath queries without proper sanitization. This allows an authenticated, low-privileged user to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the server, resulting in local privilege escalation.
Severity
10 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-643 - Improper Neutralization of Data within XPath Expressions ('XPath Injection')
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
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Mitigation
Phase: Implementation
Description:
- Use parameterized XPath queries (e.g. using XQuery). This will help ensure separation between data plane and control plane.
Mitigation
Phase: Implementation
Description:
- Properly validate user input. Reject data where appropriate, filter where appropriate and escape where appropriate. Make sure input that will be used in XPath queries is safe in that context.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.