XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability in OpenKilda by Telstra
CVE-2025-54992

6.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Telstra

Status
Open-kilda
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 August 2025

What is CVE-2025-54992?

OpenKilda, an open-source OpenFlow controller by Telstra, contains an XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability in versions prior to 1.164.0. This security flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to exfiltrate sensitive information from the system running the OpenKilda UI. The vulnerability is exacerbated when combined with other issues like GHSL-2025-024, further increasing the risk of information disclosure. Users are urged to upgrade to version 1.164.0 or later to mitigate this issue.

Affected Version(s)

open-kilda < 1.164.0

References

https://github.com/telstra/open-kilda/security/advisories...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/telstra/open-kilda/pull/5778
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/telstra/open-kilda/commit/1eddb4983a62...
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V4

Score:
6.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-54992 : XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability in OpenKilda by Telstra