GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-pmqq-7wfv-jfff Apache POI's XLSX2CSV Example XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability

MEDIUM Published 2022-05-13 Modified 2023-09-26 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2016-5000
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
org.apache.poi:poi-examples
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-611
Reviewed
2022-07-06

Affected packages

• Maven org.apache.poi:poi-examples: < 3.14 → fixed in 3.14

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.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • 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… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference weakness

References