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CVE-2025-52888: Critical XXE Vulnerability in Allure Report’s xunit-xml-plugin

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Overview

The vulnerability referred to as CVE-2025-52888 is a critical XML External Entity (XXE) issue in Allure Report’s xunit-xml-plugin. This vulnerability exposes systems running Allure Report versions prior to 2.34.1 to potential system compromise or data leakage. Considering the wide usage of Allure 2 in multi-language test reporting, this vulnerability could potentially affect a broad range of systems.

Vulnerability Summary

CVE ID: CVE-2025-52888
Severity: High, CVSS 7.5
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: System compromise and potential data leakage

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Product | Affected Versions

Allure Report | Prior to 2.34.1

How the Exploit Works

The exploit takes advantage of a vulnerability in the xunit-xml-plugin used by Allure 2. The XML parser (`DocumentBuilderFactory`) is not securely configured, enabling external entity expansion when processing test result .xml files. Attackers can exploit this to read arbitrary files from the file system and possibly trigger server-side request forgery (SSRF).

Conceptual Example Code

In this conceptual example, an attacker crafts a malicious XML file that references an external entity. The external entity points to a sensitive file on the server. When the vulnerable application processes this file, it inadvertently discloses the content of the sensitive file to the attacker.

<!DOCTYPE foo [
<!ELEMENT foo ANY >
<!ENTITY xxe SYSTEM "file:///etc/passwd" >]><foo>&xxe;</foo>

The attacker sends this XML file to a test endpoint that uses the vulnerable xunit-xml-plugin for processing. The server responds with the contents of the /etc/passwd file, disclosing sensitive information.

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The information and code presented in this article are provided for educational and defensive cybersecurity purposes only. Any conceptual or pseudocode examples are simplified representations intended to raise awareness and promote secure development and system configuration practices.

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