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CVE-2023-0871

An XML External Entity injection vulnerability

5.4 MediumFix available

XXE injection in /rtc/post/ endpoint in OpenMNS Horizon 31.0.8 and versions earlier than 32.0.2 on multiple platforms is vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) injection, which can be used for instance to force Horizon to make arbitrary HTTP requests to internal and external services. The solution is to upgrade to Meridian 2023.1.6, 2022.1.19, 2021.1.30, 2020.1.38 or Horizon 32.0.2 or newer. Meridian and Horizon installation instructions state that they are intended for installation within an organization's private networks and should not be directly accessible from the Internet. OpenNMS thanks Erik Wynter and Moshe Apelbaum for reporting this issue.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

0.55%Up 0.5 points since Aug 12, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.4

An XML External Entity injection vulnerability

XXE injection in /rtc/post/ endpoint in OpenMNS Horizon 31.0.8 and versions earlier than 32.0.2 on multiple platforms is vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) injection, which can be used for instance to force Horizon to make arbitrary HTTP requests to internal and external services. The solution is to upgrade to Meridian 2023.1.6, 2022.1.19, 2021.1.30, 2020.1.38 or Horizon 32.0.2 or newer. Meridian and Horizon installation instructions state that they are intended for installation within an organization's private networks and should not be directly accessible from the Internet. OpenNMS thanks Erik Wynter and Moshe Apelbaum for reporting this issue.

Record
CVE-2023-0871
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
Weakness
CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2186 5.4

XXE injection in /rtc/post/ endpoint in OpenMNS Horizon 31.0.8 and versions earlier than 32.0.2 on multiple platforms is vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) injection, which can be used for instance to force Horizon to make arbitrary HTTP requests to internal and external services. The solution is to upgrade to Meridian 2023.1.6, 2022.1.19, 2021.1.30, 2020.1.38 or Horizon 32.0.2 or newer. Meridian and Horizon installation instructions state that they are intended for installation within an organization's private networks and should not be directly accessible from the Internet. OpenNMS thanks Erik Wynter and Moshe Apelbaum for reporting this issue.

Record
EUVD-2023-2186
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2qc8-r663-v864 8.8

OpenNMS Horizon XXE Injection Vulnerability

XXE injection in /rtc/post/ endpoint in OpenNMS Horizon 31.0.8 and versions earlier than 32.0.2 on multiple platforms is vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) injection, which can be used for instance to force Horizon to make arbitrary HTTP requests to internal and external services. The solution is to upgrade to Meridian 2023.1.6, 2022.1.19, 2021.1.30, 2020.1.38 or Horizon 32.0.2 or newer. Meridian and Horizon installation instructions state that they are intended for installation within an organization's private networks and should not be directly accessible from the Internet.

Record
GHSA-2qc8-r663-v864
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 5.4

XXE injection in /rtc/post/ endpoint in OpenMNS Horizon 31.0.8 and versions earlier than 32.0.2 on multiple platforms is vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) injection, which can be used for instance to force Horizon to make arbitrary HTTP requests to internal and external services. The solution is to upgrade to Meridian 2023.1.6, 2022.1.19, 2021.1.30, 2020.1.38 or Horizon 32.0.2 or newer. Meridian and Horizon installation instructions state that they are intended for installation within an organization's private networks and should not be directly accessible from the Internet. OpenNMS thanks Erik Wynter and Moshe Apelbaum for reporting this issue.

Record
CVE-2023-0871
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.4

An XML External Entity injection vulnerability

XXE injection in /rtc/post/ endpoint in OpenMNS Horizon 31.0.8 and versions earlier than 32.0.2 on multiple platforms is vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) injection, which can be used for instance to force Horizon to make arbitrary HTTP requests to internal and external services. The solution is to upgrade to Meridian 2023.1.6, 2022.1.19, 2021.1.30, 2020.1.38 or Horizon 32.0.2 or newer. Meridian and Horizon installation instructions state that they are intended for installation within an organization's private networks and should not be directly accessible from the Internet. OpenNMS thanks Erik Wynter and Moshe Apelbaum for reporting this issue.

Record
CVE-2023-0871
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
Weakness
CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-2qc8-r663-v864 8.8

OpenNMS Horizon XXE Injection Vulnerability

XXE injection in /rtc/post/ endpoint in OpenNMS Horizon 31.0.8 and versions earlier than 32.0.2 on multiple platforms is vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) injection, which can be used for instance to force Horizon to make arbitrary HTTP requests to internal and external services. The solution is to upgrade to Meridian 2023.1.6, 2022.1.19, 2021.1.30, 2020.1.38 or Horizon 32.0.2 or newer. Meridian and Horizon installation instructions state that they are intended for installation within an organization's private networks and should not be directly accessible from the Internet.

Record
GHSA-2qc8-r663-v864
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
org.opennms.core:org.opennms.core.xml
Maven
31.0.8 up to 32.0.2
32.0.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, products, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2023-0871 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Opennms Horizon, published August 11, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.55%, the 46th percentile. Fixed in org.opennms.core:org.opennms.core.xml 32.0.2.

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