CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-5851
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-12-21
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-611
Description
python-docx before 0.8.6 allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted document.
Affected configurations
• python-openxml project python-docx (<= 0.8.5)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference weakness
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/7 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91485 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/python-openxml/python-docx/blob/v0.8.6/HISTORY.rst Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/python-openxml/python-docx/commit/61b40b161b64173ab8e362aec1fd197948431beb github.com
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6FFMOH7ZPOPQWNJGUZOS5LXX4MGNRXXT/ lists.fedoraproject.org
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XU2WSYRNB7CLBBFCGSX34XHACTA2SWDZ/ lists.fedoraproject.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/7 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91485 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/python-openxml/python-docx/blob/v0.8.6/HISTORY.rst Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/python-openxml/python-docx/commit/61b40b161b64173ab8e362aec1fd197948431beb github.com
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6FFMOH7ZPOPQWNJGUZOS5LXX4MGNRXXT/ lists.fedoraproject.org
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XU2WSYRNB7CLBBFCGSX34XHACTA2SWDZ/ lists.fedoraproject.org