XXE attack in Mapfish Print

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

9.3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS

• CVE-2020-15232: 1.34% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 71.39 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Impact A user can do to an XML External Entity (XXE) attack with the provided SDL style. Patches Use version = 3.24 Workarounds No References https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html https://github.com/mapfish/mapfish-print/pull/1397/commits/e1d0527d13db06b2b62ca7d6afb9e97dacd67a0e For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory Comment the pull request: https://github.com/mapfish/mapfish-print/pull/1397

Published by the source

7 Jul 2020, 16:32 UTC

Last modified by the source

27 Jun 2023, 20:31 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 16:11 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-vjv6-gq77-3mjw

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2020-15232

Advisory: XXE attack in Mapfish Print
IDs: CVE-2020-15232, GHSA-vjv6-gq77-3mjw
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2020-15232 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 16:11 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.3)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: org.mapfish.print:print-standalone 3.24; org.mapfish.print:print-lib 3.24; org.mapfish.print:print-servlet 3.24. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Maven org.mapfish.print:print-standalone: affected >= 3.0, < 3.24; fixed in 3.24
- Maven org.mapfish.print:print-lib: affected >= 3.0, < 3.24; fixed in 3.24
- Maven org.mapfish.print:print-servlet: affected >= 3.0, < 3.24; fixed in 3.24

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Maven org.mapfish.print:print-standalone: check the installed version with your package manager.
- Maven org.mapfish.print:print-lib: check the installed version with your package manager.
- Maven org.mapfish.print:print-servlet: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on org.mapfish.print:print-standalone, org.mapfish.print:print-lib, org.mapfish.print:print-servlet.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vjv6-gq77-3mjw (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-vjv6-gq77-3mjw lists affected ranges: Maven org.mapfish.print:print-lib >=3.0 =3.0 =3.0 <3.24)

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