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CVE-2016-5000 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://lists.apache.org/list.html?user%40poi.apache.org CVE
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html CVE
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996759 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538981/100/0/threaded CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92100 CVE

see all 12 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apache poi
<= 3.13

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

11 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-5000
NVD Published Date:
Aug 5, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-5000 Details - Not Deferred