GHSA-86p9-x5pw-94qx

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    GHSA-86p9-x5pw-94qx

    Published: 13 May 2022Last Modified: 6 Mar 2024
    Aliases:
    CVE-2017-9096

    Summary: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in iText

    Details: 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.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9096, https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03902en_us, https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2017-017_itext_xml_external_entity_attack.txt, https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541483/100/0/threaded

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: com.itextpdf:itextpdf

    Purl: pkg:maven/com.itextpdf/itextpdf

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.5.12

    Affected versions

    5.0.6

    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
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