CVE-2025-68463

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

Publication date:

18/12/2025

Last modified:

18/12/2025

Description

Bio.Entrez in Biopython through 186 allows doctype XXE.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.90 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Changed
Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Low

Base Score 3.x

4.90

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

https://github.com/biopython/biopython/issues/5109