CVE-2023-0842Disclosure(xml2js_project / xml2js)

LOWCVSS 5.3 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

xml2js version 0.4.23 allows an external attacker to edit or add new properties to an object. This is possible because the application does not properly validate incoming JSON keys, thus allowing the __proto__ property to be edited.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-1321

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • xml2js

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Products
xml2js

1 version affected across 1 product

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-06-09: 1Technical Details · 2026-06-09: 106-09
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
1100.0%
Full discourse1 post
  • TracePilot AI@TracePilotAI
    Disclosure

    The 8 vulnerabilities? They're in aws's dependency on xml2js v0.4.x, which has an XXE vulnerability (CVE-2023-0842). Attackers can send malicious XML through your S3 operations and read arbitrary files from your server. https://t.co/QAtKqvQhI5

    Post summary

    The tweet announces an XXE flaw in AWS’s xml2js dependency (CVE-2023-0842) that permits file reading through malicious XML in S3. No PoC, exploit, patch, or active exploitation details are provided.

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CPE platform detail1 entries

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PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Appxml2js_projectxml2js0.4.23--

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