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CVE-2024-31573

Severity4.0 Medium CVSS 3.1
Fixed in2.10.0
WeaknessCWE-669
Published17 Oct 2025
Updated2 Oct 2026

Description

XMLUnit for Java before 2.10.0, in the default configuration, might allow code execution via an untrusted stylesheet (used for an XSLT transformation), because XSLT extension functions are enabled.

Exploitation status

Proof of concept only

A proof of concept exists, but no reviewed exploit catalogue lists this CVE.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: poc CISA recorded that an exploit has been demonstrated. Automatable: no, technical impact: partial.
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 0.32% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

No exploit published

Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.

A public code fix exists: xmlunit/xmlunit b81d48b.

  • Protection none
  • Action unverified
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all
Finding This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV, CISA Vulnrichment records no active exploitation, no reviewed exploit catalogue carries an entry for it, and no GitHub PoC repository for it has 5 or more stars. Nobody has published exploit code worth tracing, so it is not a candidate for a rule ahead of the ones where somebody has; an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds. This is a statement about what has been published, not about whether the defect is reachable or serious.
Candidate fix https://github.com/xmlunit/xmlunit/commit/b81d48b71dfd2868bdfc30a3e17ff973f32bc15b : a commit: the change itself

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

AdvisoryTypeQuarterProducts Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2026 ↗ CPU 2026-Q2 Oracle Fusion Middleware / Fabric Layer (xmlunit) (12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0)

Oracle components and versions

FamilyComponentVersions, as Oracle lists themRead as
Oracle Fusion Middleware Fabric Layer (xmlunit) 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0 12.2.1.4.0 · 14.1.2.0.0

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.xmlunit:xmlunit-core 0 2.10.0 unbounded

Products and versions

1 product, 1 version entry
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
osv org.xmlunit xmlunit-core generic < 2.10.0

References

URLTags
https://github.com/xmlunit/xmlunit/commit/b81d48b71dfd2868bdfc30a3e17ff973f32bc15b commit
https://github.com/xmlunit/xmlunit/security/advisories/GHSA-chfm-68vv-pvw5 WEB
https://github.com/xmlunit/xmlunit/issues/264 WEB
https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/22/security/java-api-xml-processing-jaxp-security-guide.html#GUID-E345AA09-801E-4B95-B83D-7F0C452538AA WEB
https://github.com/xmlunit/xmlunit PACKAGE
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-chfm-68vv-pvw5

Timeline

Published2025-10-17By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-10-02NVD's own last-modified date for this record.