Advisory details:
github_osv / GHSA-4xr4-4c65-hj7f
| Advisory ID | github_osv/GHSA-4xr4-4c65-hj7f |
| Aliases |
CVE-2016-4434
|
| Summary | Apache Tika does not properly initialize the XML parser or choose handlers Apache Tika before 1.13 does not properly initialize the XML parser or choose handlers, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via vectors involving (1) spreadsheets in OOXML files and (2) XMP metadata in PDF and other file formats, a related issue to CVE-2016-2175. |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 7.0 |
| Risk | 3.5 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv3 | 7.8 | https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2018/10/GHSA-4xr4-4c65-hj7f/GHSA-4xr4-4c65-hj7f.json |
| generic_textual | HIGH |
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
| Patch URL | |
|---|---|
| There are no known patches. | |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
There are no SSVC decisions available.