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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache POI

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 17, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 16, 2024

Package

maven org.apache.poi:poi (Maven)

Affected versions

< 3.10.1

Patched versions

3.10.1

Description

The OPC SAX setup in Apache POI before 3.10.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an OpenXML file containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Sep 4, 2014
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 17, 2022
Reviewed Jul 7, 2022
Last updated Apr 16, 2024

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(89th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2014-3529

GHSA ID

GHSA-q56h-jjj6-52mf

Source code

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