CVE-2018-25082: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

March 21, 2023

A vulnerability was found in zwczou WeChat SDK Python 0.3.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function validate/to_xml. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. The attack may be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 0.5.5 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is e54abadc777715b6dcb545c13214d1dea63df6c9. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-223403.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-h384-ph77-3699
github.com/zwczou/weixin-python/commit/e54abadc777715b6dcb545c13214d1dea63df6c9
github.com/zwczou/weixin-python/pull/30
github.com/zwczou/weixin-python/releases/tag/v0.5.5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25082
vuldb.com/?ctiid.223403
vuldb.com/?id.223403

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