CVE-2016-9487 (GCVE-0-2016-9487)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-07-13 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:50
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Summary
EpubCheck 4.0.1 does not properly restrict resolving external entities when parsing XML in EPUB files during validation. An attacker who supplies a specially crafted EPUB file may be able to exploit this behavior to read arbitrary files, or have the victim execute arbitrary requests on his behalf, abusing the victim's trust relationship with other entities.
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References
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/779243 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94864/ vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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Vendor Product Version
EpubCheck EpubCheck Affected: 4.0.1
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Credits
Thanks to Craig Arendt for reporting this vulnerability.
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