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CVE-2020-36640: bonitasoft bonita-connector-webservice SecureWSConnector.java TransformerConfigurationException xml external entity reference

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-01-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-611

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in bonitasoft bonita-connector-webservice up to 1.3.0. This affects the function TransformerConfigurationException of the file src/main/java/org/bonitasoft/connectors/ws/SecureWSConnector.java. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. Upgrading to version 1.3.1 is able to address this issue. The patch is named a12ad691c05af19e9061d7949b6b828ce48815d5. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217443.

Affected products

• bonitasoft bonita-connector-webservice: before 1.3.1 — fixed in 1.3.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: bonitasoft bonita-connector-webservice 1.3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/bonitasoft/bonita-connector-webservice/commit/a12ad691c05af19e9061d7949b6b828ce48815d5
• https://github.com/bonitasoft/bonita-connector-webservice/pull/17
• https://github.com/bonitasoft/bonita-connector-webservice/releases/tag/1.3.1
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217443
• https://vuldb.com/?id.217443
• https://github.com/bonitasoft/bonita-connector-webservice/commit/a12ad691c05af19e9061d7949b6b828ce48815d5
• https://github.com/bonitasoft/bonita-connector-webservice/pull/17
• https://github.com/bonitasoft/bonita-connector-webservice/releases/tag/1.3.1
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217443
• https://vuldb.com/?id.217443

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