fkie_cve-2017-9096
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2017-11-08 16:29
Modified
2025-04-20 01:37
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541483/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03902en_usThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2017-017_itext_xml_external_entity_attack.txtThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541483/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03902en_usThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2017-017_itext_xml_external_entity_attack.txtThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
itextpdf itext *
itextpdf itext 7.0.0
itextpdf itext 7.0.1
itextpdf itext 7.0.2


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              "matchCriteriaId": "26DB62A8-97FA-403C-9B6D-C34FEF05EDCE",
              "versionEndExcluding": "5.5.12",
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    },
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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Los analizadores sint\u00e1cticos XML en iText, en versiones anteriores a la 5.5.12 y en versiones 7.x anteriores a la 7.0.3, no desactivan las entidades externas, lo que podr\u00eda permitir a atacantes remotos realizar ataques XEE (XML External Entity) mediante un PDF manipulado."
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  "lastModified": "2025-04-20T01:37:25.860",
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