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CVE-2024-51135VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2024-51135: server-interface · n/a

Affects server-interfaceSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 63% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 Nov 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Mavenorg.powertac/server-interfacepkg:maven/org.powertac/server-interfaceOther threatsAffected
  • =1.9.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-51135, organizations should immediately disable external entity processing in the DocumentBuilderFactory XML parser configuration. This can be done by setting features such as 'http://apache.org/xml/features/disallow-doctype-decl' to true and disabling external general and parameter entities. If possible, upgrade to a patched version of powertac-server once available. In the absence of an official patch, implement network-level protections such as firewall rules to restrict access to powertac-server endpoints only to trusted sources. Employ input validation and sanitization to detect and block malicious XML payloads. Monitor logs for unusual XML processing errors or suspicious requests indicative of XXE exploitation attempts. Conduct thorough security assessments and penetration testing focusing on XML processing components. Additionally, consider deploying Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with rules targeting XXE attack patterns to provide an additional layer of defense.

Description

An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the component DocumentBuilderFactory of powertac-server v1.9.0 allows attackers to access sensitive information or execute arbitrary code via supplying a crafted request containing malicious XML entities.

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