CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-9487
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-07-13
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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
EpubCheck 4.0.1 does not properly restrict resolving external entities when parsing XML in EPUB files during validation. An attacker who supplies a specially crafted EPUB file may be able to exploit this behavior to read arbitrary files, or have the victim execute arbitrary requests on his behalf, abusing the victim's trust relationship with other entities.
Affected configurations
• w3 epubcheck 4.0.1
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference weakness
References
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/779243 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94864/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/779243 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94864/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry