Vulnerability · Published May 6, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-41936Vvveb < 1.0.8.2 XML External Entity Injection via Import
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity XML external entity in Vvveb from givanz. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Vvveb before version 1.0.8.2 contains an XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability in the admin Tools/Import feature that allows authenticated site_admin users to read arbitrary files and modify database records. Attackers can exploit the XML parser configuration in system/import/xml.php to inject file:// or php://filter entity references that are resolved and persisted into the application database, enabling arbitrary file disclosure and administrator password hash overwriting for privilege escalation.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-611 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- https://github.com/givanz/Vvveb/releases/tag/1.0.8.2 release-notes
- https://github.com/givanz/Vvveb/security/advisories/GHSA-rfxr-4xpm-wrp7 vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/givanz/Vvveb/commit/86f7128a18edebe0ff47e3855558467eb0ef9106 patch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vvveb-xml-external-entity-injection-via-import third-party-advisory