VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-3529
The OPC SAX setup in Apache POI before 3.10.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an OpenXML file containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 12.8%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.8%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The OPC SAX setup in Apache POI before 3.10.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an OpenXML file containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 12.76% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apache/poi
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://poi.apache.org/changes.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1370.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1398.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1399.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1400.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59943
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60419
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61766
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996759
- http://www.apache.org/dist/poi/release/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69647
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78018
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95770
- https://lucene.apache.org/solr/solrnews.html#18-august-2014-recommendation-to-update-apache-poi-in-apache-solr-480-481-and-490-installationsVendor Advisory
- http://poi.apache.org/changes.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1370.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1398.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1399.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1400.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59943
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60419
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61766
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996759
- http://www.apache.org/dist/poi/release/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69647
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78018
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95770
- https://lucene.apache.org/solr/solrnews.html#18-august-2014-recommendation-to-update-apache-poi-in-apache-solr-480-481-and-490-installationsVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.