CVE-2009-5135

The Java XML parser in Echo before 2.1.1 and 3.x before 3.0.b6 allows remote attackers to read...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

The Java XML parser in Echo before 2.1.1 and 3.x before 3.0.b6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a request containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Exploit likelihood

9.92%Up 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2009-5135
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-5135
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-5090 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-5090
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vw3m-jmhx-vxc5 No score

The Java XML parser in Echo before 2.1.1 and 3.x before 3.0.b6 allows remote attackers to read...

Record: GHSA-vw3m-jmhx-vxc5
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

nextapp echo

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	NextApp Echo < 2.1.1 - XML Injection	2009-03-10

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-5135 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Nextapp Echo, published May 2, 2013. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.92%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.