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 arbitrary files via a request containing an…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 9.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB1 entry
- NextApp Echo < 2.1.1 - XML Injection (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 8191remote, multiplepublished 10 Mar 2009Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 8191 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
ID reserved
By ibm
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 11 years later
· 11 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.9% · top 4.4% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References7
- 34218 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20090305-0_echo_nextapp_xml_injection.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- echo2-xml-information-disclosure(49167) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20090310 SEC Consult SA-20090305-0 :: NextApp Echo XML Injection Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://echo.nextapp.com/site/node/5742 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 8191 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0653 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-5090 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2009-5135)Record last updated .