GHSA-34wj-p5jm-2p96

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    GHSA-34wj-p5jm-2p96

    Published: 13 May 2022Last Modified: 25 Oct 2024

    Summary: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in python-docx

    Details: python-docx before 0.8.6 allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted document.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5851, https://github.com/python-openxml/python-docx/commit/61b40b161b64173ab8e362aec1fd197948431beb, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-34wj-p5jm-2p96, https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/python-docx/PYSEC-2016-21.yaml, https://github.com/python-openxml/python-docx, https://github.com/python-openxml/python-docx/blob/v0.8.6/HISTORY.rst, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6FFMOH7ZPOPQWNJGUZOS5LXX4MGNRXXT, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XU2WSYRNB7CLBBFCGSX34XHACTA2SWDZ, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6FFMOH7ZPOPQWNJGUZOS5LXX4MGNRXXT, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XU2WSYRNB7CLBBFCGSX34XHACTA2SWDZ, https://web.archive.org/web/20170214030949/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91485, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/7, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/8, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91485

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python-docx

    Purl: pkg:pypi/python-docx

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.8.6

    Affected versions

    0.3.0a1
    0.3.0a2
    0.3.0a3
    0.3.0a4
    0.3.0a5
    0.3.0dev1

    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