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Medium severity · published Aug 5, 2016
CVE-2016-5000
The XLSX2CSV example in Apache POI before 3.14 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted OpenXML document containing an external entity declaration in…
5.5
CVSS
4.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The XLSX2CSV example in Apache POI before 3.14 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted OpenXML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.2% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PO
Poi · Apache
through 3.13 · source: NVD
Affected product
PO
Poi
Apache
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5000
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5000
www-01.ibm.com
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996759
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538981/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92100
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037741
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/list.html?user%40poi.apache.org
www.oracle.com
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
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