When using spring-restdocs-webtestclient or spring-restdocs-restassured to document a remote API accessed over HTTP, an attacker who compromises the API or tricks the user into documenting a malicious API can perform an XXE injection attack when the documentation-generating tests are next executed.

Affected versions:
Spring REST Docs 4.0.0; 3.0.0 through 3.0.5; 2.0.0.RELEASE through 2.0.8.RELEASE.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6rpq-6vv2-5222 Spring REST Docs REST Assured & WebFlux are vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description When using spring-restdocs-webtestclient or spring-restdocs-restassured to document a remote API accessed over HTTP, an attacker who compromises the API or tricks the user into documenting a malicious API can perform an XXE injection attack when the documentation-generating tests are next executed. Affected versions: Spring REST Docs 4.0.0; 3.0.0 through 3.0.5; 2.0.0.RELEASE through 2.0.8.RELEASE.
Title XML External Entity (XXE) injection when documenting untrusted XML content
Weaknesses CWE-611
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-27T21:10:14.865Z

Reserved: 2026-04-16T02:19:09.389Z

Link: CVE-2026-40991

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Updated: 2026-06-10T13:01:32.251Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-06-10T00:16:50.087

Modified: 2026-07-23T09:10:00.113

Link: CVE-2026-40991

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Updated: 2026-06-10T11:21:54Z

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