ghsa-4c32-xmgj-2g98
Vulnerability from github
Published
2018-10-17 18:22
Modified
2021-09-01 14:11
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
High severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox
Details

Apache PDFBox before 1.8.12 and 2.x before 2.0.1 does not properly initialize the XML parsers, which allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted PDF.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
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            },
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              "fixed": "1.8.12"
            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
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        "ecosystem": "Maven",
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      },
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              "introduced": "2.0.0"
            },
            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
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      ]
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  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-2175"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-611"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T20:58:03Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Apache PDFBox before 1.8.12 and 2.x before 2.0.1 does not properly initialize the XML parsers, which allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted PDF.",
  "id": "GHSA-4c32-xmgj-2g98",
  "modified": "2021-09-01T14:11:59Z",
  "published": "2018-10-17T18:22:15Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2175"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4c32-xmgj-2g98"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ad5fbc86c1d1821ae1b963e8561ab6d6a5f66b2848e84f5a31477f54@%3Ccommits.tika.apache.org%3E"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://mail-archives.us.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201605.mbox/%3C83a03bcf-f86b-4688-37b5-615c080291d8@apache.org%3E"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137214/Apache-PDFBox-1.8.11-2.0.0-XML-Injection.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0179.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0248.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0249.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0272.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision\u0026revision=1739564"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision\u0026revision=1739565"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3606"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538503/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90902"
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  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "High severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox"
}


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