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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS05andjLXE2ajMtOGc5Z84AAigD

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache POI

In Apache POI up to 4.1.0, when using the tool XSSFExportToXml to convert user-provided Microsoft Excel documents, a specially crafted document can allow an attacker to read files from the local filesystem or from internal network resources via XML External Entity (XXE) Processing.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9jwc-q6j3-8g9g
JSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/GSA_kwCzR0hTQS05andjLXE2ajMtOGc5Z84AAigD
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: over 2 years ago
Updated: almost 2 years ago


CVSS Score: 5.5
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Percentage: 0.00099
EPSS Percentile: 0.42512

Identifiers: GHSA-9jwc-q6j3-8g9g, CVE-2019-12415
References: Blast Radius: 26.8

Affected Packages

maven:org.apache.poi:poi
Dependent packages: 2,109
Dependent repositories: 75,041
Downloads:
Affected Version Ranges: <= 4.1.0
Fixed in: 4.1.1
All affected versions: 3.10.1, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.1.0
All unaffected versions: 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 5.0.0, 5.1.0, 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.4, 5.2.5, 5.3.0