CVE-2021-44556
National Library of the Netherlands digger < 6697d1269d981e35e11f240725b16401b5ce3db5 is affected...
National Library of the Netherlands digger < 6697d1269d981e35e11f240725b16401b5ce3db5 is affected by a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. Since XML parsing resolves external entities, a malicious XML stream could leak internal files and/or cause a DoS.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
National Library of the Netherlands digger < 6697d1269d981e35e11f240725b16401b5ce3db5 is affected by a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. Since XML parsing resolves external entities, a malicious XML stream could leak internal files and/or cause a DoS.
- Record
CVE-2021-44556- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
National Library of the Netherlands digger < 6697d1269d981e35e11f240725b16401b5ce3db5 is affected by a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. Since XML parsing resolves external entities, a malicious XML stream could leak internal files and/or cause a DoS.
- Record
CVE-2021-44556- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-31383 No score
National Library of the Netherlands digger < 6697d1269d981e35e11f240725b16401b5ce3db5 is affected by a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. Since XML parsing resolves external entities, a malicious XML stream could leak internal files and/or cause a DoS.
- Record
EUVD-2021-31383- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qrff-fqpr-45f9 No score
National Library of the Netherlands digger < 6697d1269d981e35e11f240725b16401b5ce3db5 is affected...
National Library of the Netherlands digger < 6697d1269d981e35e11f240725b16401b5ce3db5 is affected by a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. Since XML parsing resolves external entities, a malicious XML stream could leak internal files and/or cause a DoS.
- Record
GHSA-qrff-fqpr-45f9- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-44556 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Kb Digger, published December 8, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.30%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.