Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache Axis2/Java. When a client built an AxisService from a WSDL URL, through ServiceClient or AxisService.createClientSideAxisService, wsdl4j import resolution was enabled and the documents named by wsdl:import and xsd:import were parsed by wsdl4j's own XML parser, which processes DOCTYPE declarations and external entities. An attacker who controls a WSDL, or a document it imports, could therefore read local files or make the JVM issue network requests. This issue affects Apache Axis2/Java: through 2.0.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.
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Description Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache Axis2/Java. When a client built an AxisService from a WSDL URL, through ServiceClient or AxisService.createClientSideAxisService, wsdl4j import resolution was enabled and the documents named by wsdl:import and xsd:import were parsed by wsdl4j's own XML parser, which processes DOCTYPE declarations and external entities. An attacker who controls a WSDL, or a document it imports, could therefore read local files or make the JVM issue network requests. This issue affects Apache Axis2/Java: through 2.0.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.
Title Apache Axis2/Java: XML External Entity (XXE) injection via imported WSDL/XSD documents
Weaknesses CWE-611
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published: 2026-11-09T10:23:21.590Z

Updated: 2026-11-09T11:08:20.972Z

Reserved: 2026-11-02T21:31:01.993Z

Link: CVE-2026-120761

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-09T11:17:21.857

Modified: 2026-11-09T11:17:21.857

Link: CVE-2026-120761

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