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    CVE-2017-12620

    When loading models or dictionaries that contain XML it is possible to perform an XXE attack, since Apache OpenNLP is a library, this only affects applications that load models or dictionaries from untrusted sources. The versions 1.5.0 to 1.5.3, 1.6.0, 1.7.0 to 1.7.2, 1.8.0 to 1.8.1 of Apache OpenNLP are affected.

    Published:Oct 2, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Oct 2, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.01018
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apache
    Product
    Opennlp

    Exploits

    http://opennlp.apache.org/news/cve-2017-12620.htmlhttp://opennlp.apache.org/news/cve-2017-12620.html

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-221 Data Serialization External Entities Blowup

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High