VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-5000
The XLSX2CSV example in Apache POI before 3.14 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted OpenXML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 4.15%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.15%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The XLSX2CSV example in Apache POI before 3.14 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted OpenXML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.15% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- apache/poi
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996759
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538981/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92100
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037741
- https://lists.apache.org/list.html?user%40poi.apache.org
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996759
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538981/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92100
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037741
- https://lists.apache.org/list.html?user%40poi.apache.org
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.