CVE-2017-20151 (GCVE-0-2017-20151)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-30 11:35 – Updated: 2024-08-05 21:45
VLAI
Title
iText RUPS XfaFile.java xml external entity reference
Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in iText RUPS. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file src/main/java/com/itextpdf/rups/model/XfaFile.java. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. The patch is identified as ac5590925874ef810018a6b60fec216eee54fb32. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-217054 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-611 - XML External Entity Reference
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://vuldb.com/?id.217054 vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217054 signaturepermissions-required
https://github.com/itext/rups/commit/ac5590925874… patch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
iText RUPS Affected: n/a
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Credits
VulDB GitHub Commit Analyzer
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