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    CVE-2017-9096

    The XML parsers in iText before 5.5.12 and 7.x before 7.0.3 do not disable external entities, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted PDF.

    Published:Nov 6, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Nov 8, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.09691
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Itextpdf
    Product
    Itext

    Exploits

    https://github.com/jakabakos/CVE-2017-9096-iText-XXE

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-221 Data Serialization External Entities Blowup

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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