An XXE issue in SAXBuilder in JDOM through 2.0.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HTTP request. As a workaround, to avoid external entities being expanded, one can call builder.setExpandEntities(false) and they won't be expanded.
// cvss v3.1 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Checked 2026-09-27 at 21:41 UTC. The most recent advisory here was published 2021-07-27. Updated continuously from NVD, GHSA, OSV and CNA feeds.