Vulnerability · Published Apr 30, 2026 · Assigned by SCHUTZWERK

CVE-2024-13971Arbitrary File Read and Server Side Request Forgery via XML External Entities in Lobster_pro

High 7.7

In plain English

A high-severity XML external entity in Lobster_pro from Lobster GmbH. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a weakness in the XML parser functionality of Lobster_pro prior to version 4.12.6-GA. This allows them to obtain read access to files on the application server and adjacent network shares, and perform HTTP GET requests to arbitrary services.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Lobster GmbH Lobster_pro 0 – before 4.12.6-GA

Weakness: CWE-611 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/AU:Y/V:C

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