CVE-2016-5851 (GCVE-0-2016-5851)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-12-21 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:15
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Summary
python-docx before 0.8.6 allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted document.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-06-22 00:00
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