FKIE_CVE-2026-61570

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-22 20:17 - Updated: 2026-09-24 16:17
Severity
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
MPXJ is an open source library to read and write project plans from a variety of file formats and databases. From 5.5.5 until 16.4.1, MerlinReader creates a DocumentBuilder with default settings while parsing XML from the ZTIMEINTERVALS column of a Merlin project SQLite database, leaving doctype declarations and external entities enabled. A crafted database can cause the parser to read an arbitrary local file, although MPXJ's subsequent handling of the parsed XML makes disclosure of the file contents unlikely. This issue is fixed in version 16.4.1.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/joniles/mpxj/commit/6e8288bc4d1cd62842af298004dc74fe66fb0805
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/joniles/mpxj/releases/tag/v16.4.1
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/joniles/mpxj/security/advisories/GHSA-5vvx-3h34-f3gj
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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    }
  ],
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  "lastModified": "2026-09-24T16:17:08.590",
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
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          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
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          "timestamp": "2026-09-24T15:19:11.763969Z",
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