CVE-2016-5000

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5000
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-05 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:32:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-611

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Poi All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Apache POI CVE-2016-5000 XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org Mailing List
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2020 MISC www.oracle.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
IBM InfoSphere Information Server XML External Entity Processing Flaw in Apache POI Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Apache POI affects IBM InfoSphere Information Server CONFIRM www-01.ibm.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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