XML External Entity injection in getID3 - #VU150783
Published: September 17, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU150783
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information and cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper restriction of XML external entity references in the XML2array() function in getid3.lib.php when processing crafted XML metadata in uploaded media files. A remote attacker can upload a media file containing crafted XML metadata to disclose sensitive information and cause a denial of service.
The issue affects deployments running PHP versions earlier than 8.0.
Affected software
getID3
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.
getID3 - update to 1.9.26