Overview
- Description
- 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.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 8.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 2.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 6.8
- Impact score
- 6.4
- Exploitability score
- 8.6
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-611
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
[
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:itextpdf:itext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "26DB62A8-97FA-403C-9B6D-C34FEF05EDCE",
"versionEndExcluding": "5.5.12"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:itextpdf:itext:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "BFB713D0-721F-4D4E-80D3-0A3F13520934"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:itextpdf:itext:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "DD7B6C29-BFAF-41D8-9187-88F841429F59"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:itextpdf:itext:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "3D0B8E76-72BB-4785-AE55-EE105A2B49B6"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]