# PYSEC-2023-296 - An XEE vulnerability has been found in Repox, which allows a remote attacker to interfere with the…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/pysec-2023-296-an-xee-vulnerability-has-been-found-in-repox-which-f6df6d86  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-12-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-12-13

An XEE vulnerability has been found in Repox, which allows a remote attacker to interfere with the application's XML data processing in the fileupload function, resulting in interaction between the attacker and the server's file system.

Technologies: [repox (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/repox). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is This vulnerability exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of This vulnerability being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is This vulnerability?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 13 December 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** repox (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.

**Is there a fix for This vulnerability?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected?** Check whether you run repox (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- repox (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0

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