Vulnerability · Published Aug 11, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2025-54992OpenKilda XXE in SAML configuration

Medium 6.9

In plain English

A medium-severity XML external entity in open-kilda from telstra. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.9Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 60.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenKilda is an open-source OpenFlow controller. Prior to version 1.164.0, an XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability was found in OpenKilda which in combination with GHSL-2025-024 allows unauthenticated attackers to exfiltrate information from the instance where the OpenKilda UI is running. This issue may lead to Information disclosure. This issue has been patched in version 1.164.0.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
telstra	open-kilda	< 1.164.0

Weakness: CWE-611 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References

https://github.com/telstra/open-kilda/security/advisories/GHSA-43rg-6r66-6hr7 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/telstra/open-kilda/pull/5778 x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/telstra/open-kilda/commit/1eddb4983a6287d083e3e99a56dc4c291abd347e x_refsource_MISC