VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-5992
Openpyxl 2.4.1 resolves external entities by default, which allows remote attackers to conduct XXE attacks via a crafted .xlsx document.
HIGH 8.2EPSS 1.16%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Openpyxl 2.4.1 resolves external entities by default, which allows remote attackers to conduct XXE attacks via a crafted .xlsx document.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.16% probability · 65th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- python/openpyxl
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bitbucket.org/openpyxl/openpyxl/commits/3b4905f428e1Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bitbucket.org/openpyxl/openpyxl/issues/749Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=854442Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bitbucket.org/openpyxl/openpyxl/commits/3b4905f428e1Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bitbucket.org/openpyxl/openpyxl/issues/749Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=854442Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.