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.
- Score
- CVSS 3.0 8.8 High
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2017-11-08
- Last modified
- 2024-08-05
- Weaknesses
- CWE-611
Affected products
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541483/100/0/threaded
- 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
